post hoc - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist. : Taking credit for eliminating out-of-network surprise medical billing, when Trump passed that legislation before leaving office in December 2020.[2]
post hoc - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist. : Taking credit for creating 6 million jobs, when much of the job gains were a rebound from the 22 million jobs lost before Biden took office, due to the onset of the pandemic.[2]
post hoc - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist. : Taking credit for record job creation and record economic growth, when much of job creation and growth was a rebound from the losses due to the onset of the pandemic.[2]