POST HOC


Meaning of POST HOC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpōst-ˈhäk ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin post hoc, ergo propter hoc after this, therefore because of this

Date: 1704

1. : relating to or being the fallacy of arguing from temporal sequence to a causal relation

2. : formulated after the fact

a post hoc rationalization

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