Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, "after this." Especially in post hoc, ergo propter hoc, logical fallacy, literally "after this, therefore because of this."
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 a. after the fact. adv. after the fact. Etymology 2
n. An instance of the ''post hoc ergo propter hoc'' fallacy, in which temporal order is confused with causation.
WordNet
n. the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation [syn: post hoc ergo propter hoc]
Wikipedia
Post hoc (sometimes written as post-hoc) is a Latin phrase, meaning "after this" or "after the event". It may refer to:
- Formulated after the fact (e.g., a post hoc rationalization, a post hoc justification, a post hoc explanation, post hoc reasoning)
- Post hoc analysis (or post hoc test), a form of statistical analysis
- Post hoc theorizing, generating hypotheses based on data already observed
- Post hoc ergo propter hoc (after this, therefore because of this), a logical fallacy of causation
Usage examples of "post hoc".
Unfortunately, the Emergents had some very post hoc methods for defining sin.
Judging by their positions at the time, rather than their post hoc allegations, Democrats adored the Soviet Union.
Perhaps it was only post hoc ergo propter hoc, but at any rate, he made no further attempt to prevent me and my friend from ascending the byway.
Grant said to himself, Propter hoc ergo post hoc is just as fallacious as the other way around.