Fallacy literacy training 14/15

1. False cause

Also known as: Post Hoc, butterfly logic, false effect or confusing cause and effect (i.a.). Claiming that the cause is true or false based on what we know about the effect in a claim of causality that has not been properly established. The cause is often an implied claim, and it is this claim that is being deemed true or false, or wrong.^[1]

Figure 3: Falsifying or manipulating cause-and-effect relationships. ^[2]

^[1] Based on: https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/False-Effect

^[2] Extracted from: https://crankyuncle.com/cranky-uncle-cartoons/