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...
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List of fallacies (section Questionable cause)
in any case, to end the debate with a cliché rather than a point. Questionable cause is a general type of error with many variants. Its primary basis is...
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Correlation does not imply causation (redirect from Third-cause fallacy)
is an example of a questionable-cause logical fallacy, in which two events occurring together are taken to have established a cause-and-effect relationship...
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fallacy of questionable cause that occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of an outcome when in reality it may have been caused by a...
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc (redirect from Fallacy of False Cause)
often shortened simply to post hoc fallacy. A logical fallacy of the questionable cause variety, it is subtly different from the fallacy cum hoc ergo propter...
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Questionable Content (sometimes abbreviated as QC) is a slice-of-life webcomic written and illustrated by Jeph Jacques. It was launched in August 2003...
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Syntactic ambiguity Questionable cause Animistic Furtive Correlation implies causation Cum hoc Post hoc Gambler's Inverse Regression Single cause Slippery slope...
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Argument from analogy (redirect from Fallacy of questionable analogy)
if the snowflake's order and complexity might not have direction, their causes might. So this falsifies the statement but begs the question. Finally, Hume...
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Syntactic ambiguity Questionable cause Animistic Furtive Correlation implies causation Cum hoc Post hoc Gambler's Inverse Regression Single cause Slippery slope...
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aggressive cysts, or acute infection of any cyst may cause altered sensation. Sometimes, they cause higher risk of pathological fracture of lower jaw, especially...
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pattern and blood pressure irregular. Sudden awakening from REM sleep could cause agitation, fear and disorientation in an individual. During REM sleep, which...
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Syntactic ambiguity Questionable cause Animistic Furtive Correlation implies causation Cum hoc Post hoc Gambler's Inverse Regression Single cause Slippery slope...
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position's truth value—particularly when the argument-maker himself causes (or threatens to cause) those negative consequences. It is a special case of the appeal...
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religious imagery in natural phenomena Post hoc ergo propter hoc Questionable cause Superstition in Judaism Superstitions in Muslim societies Traditional...
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Syntactic ambiguity Questionable cause Animistic Furtive Correlation implies causation Cum hoc Post hoc Gambler's Inverse Regression Single cause Slippery slope...
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religious imagery in natural phenomena Post hoc ergo propter hoc Questionable cause Superstition in Judaism Superstitions in Muslim societies Traditional...
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religious imagery in natural phenomena Post hoc ergo propter hoc Questionable cause Superstition in Judaism Superstitions in Muslim societies Traditional...
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Four-leaf clover (section Cause)
four-leaf clovers could be caused by somatic mutation or a developmental error of environmental causes. They could also be caused by the interaction of several...
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