Wrong Direction of Cause and Effect
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Synonyms
- Wrong Direction
- Reversing Causation
- Fallacy of Reversing Causation
- Confusing cause and effect
- Faulty Causal Direction
Explanation
This fallacy is committed when one argues that an effect caused the cause. That is, the direction of causality is reversed. For example:
- 'The streetlights turning on causes the sun to set'.
This is obviously the other way around - the streetlights turn on because the sun is setting.
