Donald Trump: post hoc


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  Published: December 17, 2017

post hocsee definition - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist.
: Taking credit for the low unemployment rate after 10 months, when the rate had been falling for 7 consecutive years, before he took office.[6]



  Article: Appealing to Anonymous Authority
  Published: August 14, 2021

post hocsee definition - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist.
: Taking the credit for defeating ISIS, when the military strategy used was largely inherited from the Obama administration.[2]



  Article: Appealing to Anonymous Authority
  Published: August 14, 2021

post hocsee definition - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist.
: Taking the credit for African American economic advances that were already well underway in the final years of Obama's tenure.[2]


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