False Cause

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

Synonyms

• Causal Fallacy
• Fallacy of Cause
• Fallacy of False Cause
• Fallacy of False Causes
• Faulty Causal Generalization
• Faulty Causation
• Non causa pro causa
• Non causa pro causa fallacy
• Phantom Cause
• Questionable Cause (first meaning)

Explanation

Any fallacy when trying to find the reason why something happened falls in this category.

Category

• Retroductive Fallacy
• Fallacy of Soundness

Subfallacies

• Arcane Explanation
• Complex Cause
• Correlation Implies causation
• Counterfactual Fallacy
• Cum hoc ergo propter hoc
• Exaggeration
• Gambler's Fallacy
• Joint Effect
• Just So Story
• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
• Regression fallacy
• Relational Error
• Reverse Gambler's Fallacy
• Slippery Slope
• Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
• Untestability
• Wrong Direction of Cause and Effect

External Links

• Bruce Thompson [1]
• Fallacy Files [2]
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [3]
• Wikipedia [4]

Examples in creationist arguments

See also the examples in the subfallacies.