Post hoc fallacy

Assuming that because one event followed another, it caused it.

LogicReasoningFallacyPhilosophy

Complexity

Current best complexity is 29:

Post hoc fallacy
29
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Statistics

Discovered by
1board
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
2 monthsago
Crafted
1time
Made with
1recipe
Used in
3recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Skitsboard
    ยท 2 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity29first held by
    Skitsboard
    ยท 2 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Skitsboard
    ยท 2 months ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Skitsboard
    ยท 2 months ago

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Technical information

Concept ID
239827
Color
#556b2f
Emoji
๐Ÿ“œ/โ“โฐ
Categories
Logic, Reasoning, Fallacy, Philosophy
Best complexity
29
First discovered
Jun 15, 2026, 20:52 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Post hoc fallacy" concept

Post hoc fallacy can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Logic, Reasoning, Fallacy, Philosophy. Assuming that because one event followed another, it caused it.

It has been discovered by 1 board and crafted 1 time, first appearing 2 months ago. Post hoc fallacy can be created from 1 recipe, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 3 others.

Post hoc fallacy was first discovered by Skitsboard 2 months ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 29.

You'll find Post hoc fallacy in the Logical Fallacies collection.

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