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reverse causation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
re-verse -cau-sa-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An informal fallacy in which an effect is mistaken for a cause.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does reverse causation mean?
An informal fallacy in which an effect is mistaken for a cause.

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