The Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Fallacy - Learn to Recognize It

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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc = After it, therefore, because of it

Never simply assume that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second to happen - most of the time you would be wrong...

In this video, a classic scene from the 2nd episode of The West Wing that gives a very quick yet concise exercise on just what Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc really is...

However, there are TWO circumstances of this fallacy in this 87 second clip - the first is obvious, the other not so obvious - see if you can catch both.

Why is this important to know?

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc is the most widely used, one of the least understood and recognized fallacy - salesmen and politicians will use it very often when attempting to sell their policies.

Many will also use it to aggravate and trigger others quite intentionally - once you learn what it is you will start learn how to turn the tables on them. without using any of the cheap tricks they use.

This video is embedded in our post, 'What You Can Learn About Others From Their Questions' found here:
https://decisiveliberty.news/how-to-learn-from-questions/