What is the most ridiculous, yet quite plausible argument of the post hoc ergo propter hoc type you ever heard?
2006-06-08 15:06:44 · 4 answers · asked by Romeo 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
An "irresponsible" man can't pay his bills.
Next month he is homeless.
A "thief" robs someone.
Next day he is a prisoner.
A high school student fails the exit exam.
Next month he works at McDonald's.
A young person smokes marijuana.
Next week she has 5 STDs and is addicted to heroin.
Planes crash into two skyscrapers.
A guy on a tape says he orchestrated it.
A person joins the Army reserve.
Next year she is dead.
ANY "cause and effect" scenario is HIDING a hell of alot.
The sun sets.
It is dark in my room.
2006-06-08 17:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by -.- 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
ahhh the "after this, therefore because of this"
heres one thats pretty out there
Ice cream sales elevate greatly each June
Car thefts elevate each July.
Therefore: higher ice cream consumption causes more cars to be stolen.
2006-06-08 15:11:51 · answer #2 · answered by The MAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'because I'm _____' argument.
Just fill in the blank with a pronoun (at least I think it's a pronoun; ex. black, white, Mexican, a woman, a man, poor, etc...), and it is used to explain why something happens to people. it can also be referred to as the "profiling" argument.
2006-06-08 15:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone has money. He studied hard in school; therefore, by being a good student, he got rich. (Actually, he was a MENSA bum; but he won the lottery.)
2006-06-08 15:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by The Invisible Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋