Joint Effect

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 Subfallacies 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Common Cause
• Confounding Factor
• Ignoring a Common Cause
• Lurking Variable
• Neglecting a Common Cause
• Single Causation
• Spurious Relationship
• Uncontrolled Factors

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you conclude that A caused B when in fact both are the effect of C.

Category

• Misuse of Statistics
• False Cause

Subfallacies

• Genuine but Insignificant Causation

External Links

• Bruce Thompson [1]
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [2]
• Wikipedia [3]

Examples in creationist arguments

See also the examples in the subfallacies.