cum hoc
/ˌkʌm ˈhɒk/
assuming causation because two things occur together
cum hoc in a sentence
“Ice cream sales and drownings both rise in summer—so ice cream causes drowning.”
Origin of cum hoc
Latin cum hoc ergo propter hoc (with this, therefore because of this)
Related Words
slippery slope
claiming one event will inevitably lead to extreme consequences
false cause
incorrectly identifying the cause of an effect
single cause
oversimplifying by attributing an effect to one cause
regression fallacy
failing to account for natural statistical variation
Texas sharpshooter
cherry-picking data to fit a predetermined conclusion
post hoc
assuming causation because one thing followed another