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The post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy confuses temporal sequence with causal connection.

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Is it true that the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy confuses temporal sequence with causal connection?

Yes. Multiple philosophical and logical references confirm that the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy incorrectly assumes a causal connection based solely on a temporal sequence.

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Wikipedia: Post hoc ergo propter hoc
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Wikipedia: Post hoc ergo propter hoc. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc

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Wikipedia: Glossary of logic
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Wikipedia: Glossary of logic. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_logic

McGraw-Hill Ryerson: Argument, the logic of the fallacies
1982
Identifies post hoc as a causal fallacy involving sequence.
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1937-, W. J. (1982). McGraw-Hill Ryerson: Argument, the logic of the fallacies. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. https://archive.org/details/argumentlogicoff0000wood

Cambridge University Press: The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy
Defines it as the fallacy of false cause.
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1941-, A. R. (n.d.). Cambridge University Press: The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy. Cambridge University Press. https://archive.org/details/cambridgediction00audi_0

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Cambridge University Press: The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy
1995
Identifies it as the false cause fallacy.
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1941-, A. R. (1995). Cambridge University Press: The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy. Cambridge University Press. https://archive.org/details/cambridgediction00robe

Cambridge University Press: The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy
2015
Defines the phrase as meaning after this, therefore because of this.
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Cambridge University Press: The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy. (2015). Cambridge University Press. https://archive.org/details/cambridgediction0000unse_f8x1

Alfred A. Knopf: An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry
1968
Contrasts propter hoc with post hoc temporal sequence.
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Margolis, J. (1968). Alfred A. Knopf: An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry. Alfred A. Knopf. https://archive.org/details/introductiontoph0000jmar

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Alfred A. Knopf: An Introduction To Philosophical Inquiry
1968
Contrasts causal connection with mere temporal sequence.
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Margolis, J. (1968). Alfred A. Knopf: An Introduction To Philosophical Inquiry. Alfred A. Knopf. https://archive.org/details/introductiontoph0000jose

New York, Knopf: An introduction to philosophical inquiry; contemporary and classical sources
Differentiates causal connection from mere temporal sequence.
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compiler, M. J. 1. (n.d.). New York, Knopf: An introduction to philosophical inquiry; contemporary and classical sources. New York, Knopf. https://archive.org/details/introductiontoph0000marg_w8b8

Prentice-Hall, Inc.: Fundamentals Of Philosophy
1930
Explicitly notes it confuses temporal sequence with causal sequence.
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Gamertsfelder, W. S. & Evans, D. L. (1930). Prentice-Hall, Inc.: Fundamentals Of Philosophy. Prentice-Hall, Inc.. https://archive.org/details/fundamentalsofph0000dlut_u6j1

OpenAIRE: Post hoc ergo propter hoc
2016
States that following an event does not mean the first caused the second.
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OpenAIRE: Post hoc ergo propter hoc. (2016). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2016.04.49

OpenAIRE: Knowing Things Backwards
1958
Explains the fallacy of linking 'after' and 'because'.
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OpenAIRE: Knowing Things Backwards. (1958). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0040298200044338

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