Post Hoc Fallacy
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It is a logical fallacy that states "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X."

The Brazilian footballer Pelé is said to have blamed a dip in his playing performance on having given a fan a specific playing shirt; after getting the shirt back his performance recovered. The loss of the shirt was given as the reason for his dip, and its return the cause of his recovery. In reality, it was later discovered the shirt returned was not the original shirt.


Topic: #LogicalFallacy
Source: Wikipedia