post hoc

1. 1.

   the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation

   Synonymspost hoc ergo propter hoc

   Broaderlogical fallacy

Questions about post hoc

What does post hoc mean?

post hoc means "the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation".

What is another word for post hoc?

Close synonyms include post hoc ergo propter hoc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is post hoc a common word?

post hoc is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.