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false cause

Claiming a cause on evidence that doesn't support one.

False cause is the general family of fallacies that claim a causal connection without adequate evidence. Post hoc, mistaking correlation for causation, and oversimplified cause are all kinds of false cause.

Examples

  • "Ice cream sales and sunburns rise together, so ice cream causes sunburn."

See also

post hoc correlation oversimplified cause
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