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
- Joint effect
- Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
- Regression fallacy
- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
- Wrong direction
External links
- Non Causa Pro Causa (http://www.fallacyfiles.org/noncause.html) in the Fallacy Files by Gary N. Curtishe:נון_קאוסה_פרו_קאוסה