Post-hoc
[pohst hohk; English pohst hok] /ˈpoʊst ˈhoʊk; English ˈpoʊst ˈhɒk/
adverb, Latin.
1.
after this; afterward.
/ˈpəʊst ˈhɒk/
noun
1.
(logic) the fallacy of assuming that temporal succession is evidence of causal relation
Latin, “after this.” Especially in post hoc, ergo propter hoc, logical fallacy, literally “after this, therefore because of this.”
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