False Cause and Effect Definition:
The logical fallacy of arguing that two events that are related (happened at the same time), assuming that they have a causal connection. In other words, one event causes the other to happen (just cause something happened doesn't mean it caused the other to happen)
For example:
The logical fallacy of arguing that two events that are related (happened at the same time), assuming that they have a causal connection. In other words, one event causes the other to happen (just cause something happened doesn't mean it caused the other to happen)
For example:
- The moon was out and your dog died, therefore the moon killed your dog.
- The teacher smiled and a flower died, therefore the teacher's smile killed the flower.