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* ''[http://www.fallacyfiles.org/noncause.html Non causa pro causa]'' in the ''Fallacy Files'' by Gary N. Curtis |
* ''[http://www.fallacyfiles.org/noncause.html Non causa pro causa]'' in the ''Fallacy Files'' by Gary N. Curtis |
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* ''[https://logfall.wordpress.com/wrong-causal-direction/ Logfall | Wrong causal direction]'': Logical fallacies site addressing the ''wrong causal direction'' fallacy with examples. |
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Revision as of 11:52, 15 March 2015
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The questionable cause – also known as causal fallacy, false cause, or non causa pro causa ("non-cause for cause" in Latin) – is a category of informal fallacies in which a cause is incorrectly identified.
Fallacies of questionable cause include:
- Circular cause and consequence[citation needed]
- Correlation implies causation (cum hoc, ergo propter hoc)
- Fallacy of the single cause
- Post hoc ergo propter hoc
- Regression fallacy
- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
External links
- Non causa pro causa in the Fallacy Files by Gary N. Curtis
- Logfall | Wrong causal direction: Logical fallacies site addressing the wrong causal direction fallacy with examples.
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