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nounfalse cause (uncountable)
- rhetoricuncountablehuman sciencesThe fallacy of stating as a cause what is not actually the cause; the fallacy of non causa pro causa.
Synonyms: non causa pro causa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fallacy of stating as a cause what is not actually the cause; the fallacy of non causa pro causa.
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