Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

更新时间:2026-07-15 04:05:38   栏目: 英语词典

读音 英 [ˌpəʊst hɒk ˌɜːɡəʊ ˈprɒptə hɒk] 美 [ˌpoʊst hɑːk ˌɜːrɡoʊ ˈprɑːptər hɑːk] 意思 “Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc” 是一个拉丁语短语,字面意思是“在这之后,所以因为这” ,通常译为“事后归因谬误”或“假性因果”,指的是仅仅因为一件事在另一件事之后发生,就错误地认为前者是后者的原因。

网络释义 在哲学、逻辑学相关的网络论坛和学术资源中,“Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc” 常被深入讨论,用于分析逻辑推理中的错误和批判性思维。

在统计学和数据分析的学习资料里,它被用来警示人们避免在判断变量关系时犯简单的时间先后等同于因果关系的错误。

在日常讨论、辩论相关的网络社区,这个术语会被用来指出他人论证过程中不合理的因果推断。

常用搭配短语 commit the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy(犯事后归因谬误):用于描述做出错误因果判断的行为。

例如:Don't commit the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy when analyzing the situation.(在分析情况时不要犯事后归因谬误。)

造句 Just because the rooster crows before the sun rises doesn't mean it causes the sunrise; that would be post hoc ergo propter hoc.(仅仅因为公鸡在太阳升起前打鸣,并不意味着它导致了日出;这就是事后归因谬误。)

Assuming that wearing a certain pair of socks led to your team's victory is a classic example of post hoc ergo propter hoc.(假设穿某双袜子导致了你的球队获胜,这是事后归因谬误的一个典型例子。)

The argument that the new policy caused the economic decline is likely post hoc ergo propter hoc without proper evidence.(在没有适当证据的情况下,声称新政策导致经济衰退很可能是事后归因谬误。)

We need to be careful not to fall into the trap of post hoc ergo propter hoc when evaluating the effectiveness of a new treatment.(在评估一种新疗法的有效性时,我们要小心,不要陷入事后归因谬误的陷阱。)

His claim that the increase in sales was due to his lucky tie was clearly post hoc ergo propter hoc.(他声称销售额的增长是因为他的幸运领带,这显然是事后归因谬误。)

Post hoc ergo propter hoc reasoning can lead to false conclusions in scientific research.(事后归因谬误的推理在科学研究中可能导致错误的结论。)

Saying that the change in weather was caused by a particular event just because it happened afterwards is post hoc ergo propter hoc.(仅仅因为某个特定事件发生后天气发生了变化,就说天气变化是由该事件引起的,这是事后归因谬误。)

Politicians sometimes use post hoc ergo propter hoc arguments to take credit for positive changes.(政治家们有时会使用事后归因谬误的论点来为积极变化邀功。)

Avoid post hoc ergo propter hoc thinking when analyzing market trends; look for real causal relationships.(在分析市场趋势时要避免事后归因谬误的思维;寻找真正的因果关系。)

The belief that a certain song brought good luck because good things happened after listening to it is post hoc ergo propter hoc.(因为听了某首歌后发生了好事,就认为这首歌带来好运,这是事后归因谬误。)