"Post hoc error" refers to the false assumption that, since one variable or outcome follows another in time, it is the cause of that outcome.

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Post hoc error, also known as post hoc fallacy, is a logical fallacy where one assumes that because event A happened before event B, A must have caused B. This assumption may not always be accurate as correlation does not always imply causation.

"Post Hoc Error" Refers to the False Assumption That, Since