When we confuse cause with temporal order, we are guilty of the fallacy called…
A) Causal miscalculation
B) Hasty generalization
C) Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
D) Gambler's fallacy

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The fallacy "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc" involves assuming that because one event follows another, the first event must be the cause of the second. This fallacy is about confusing cause with temporal order.

When We Confuse Cause with Temporal Order, We Are Guilty