reverse causation
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[edit]Noun
[edit]reverse causation (uncountable)
- An informal fallacy in which an effect is mistaken for a cause.
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A known association of a medication with a disease does not necessarily imply that the medication causes that disease; rather, it may show only that people with that disease tend to be the ones who take that medication. To assume the first conclusion is known as reverse causation. |