post hoc ergo propter hoc

Latin

Etymology

See post (“after”), propter (“because of”), hoc – neuter accusative of hic (“this”), and ergō (“therefore”).

Phrase

post hoc ergō propter hoc

  1. (logic) after this, therefore because of this

Usage notes

  • The logical fallacy that because something happens after something else, then the first event must be the cause of the second.
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