Post Hoc Definition

hŏk, hōk

adjective

In or of the form of an argument in which one event is asserted to be the cause of a later event simply by virtue of having happened earlier.

Grasping at reasons post hoc; a post hoc fallacy.

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After the fact.

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adverb

After the fact.

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noun

An instance of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, in which temporal order is confused with causation.

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Origin of Post Hoc

Latin short for post hoc, ergō propter hoc after this, therefore because of this post after hoc neuter of hic this

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin post hoc ergo propter hoc

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From Latin post hoc

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