Correlation Does Not Equal Causation
Correlation Does Not Equal Causation
classification : informal – non causa pro causa
Correlation does not equal causation is a quip that expresses the logical fallacy involved in the dichotomy between events that merely have a tendency to occur together, versus sequences of events that are actually causal.
Foundations
Correlation proves causation, is a logical fallacy by which two events that occur together are claimed to have a cause-and-effect relationship also known as cum hoc ergo propter hoc (“with this, therefore because of this”) and false cause. By contrast, the fallacy post hoc ergo propter hoc requires that one event occur before the other and so may be considered a type of cum hoc.
Examples
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