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A quick definition of post hoc:

Post hoc is a fancy way of saying "after this, therefore because of this." It's a mistake to assume that just because one thing happened before another, the first thing caused the second thing. For example, if a dog barked and then the power went out, it doesn't mean the dog caused the power outage just because the bark came first.

A more thorough explanation:

Post hoc is a Latin phrase that means "after this, therefore because of this." It is a logical fallacy that occurs when someone assumes that one thing caused another just because the first thing happened before the second thing.

For example, if someone says, "I wore my lucky socks and then my team won the game, so my lucky socks must have caused the win," they are committing the post hoc fallacy. Just because they wore their lucky socks before the game doesn't mean the socks caused the win.

Another example could be, "I took a new vitamin supplement and then my headache went away, so the supplement must have cured my headache." This is also a post hoc fallacy because there could be other reasons why the headache went away.

It's important to be aware of the post hoc fallacy because it can lead to false conclusions and beliefs. Just because two things happen in sequence doesn't mean that one caused the other.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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