Questionable cause
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Fallacies of questionable cause, also known as causal fallacies, non causa pro causa ("non-cause for cause" in Latin) or false cause, are informal fallacies where a cause is incorrectly identified. These include:
- Correlation implies causation (cum hoc, ergo propter hoc)
- Fallacy of the single cause
- Circular cause and consequence
- Spurious relationship
- Third-cause fallacy
- Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- Regression fallacy
- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
- Wrong direction
[edit] External links
- Non causa pro causa in the Fallacy Files by Gary N. Curtis
