post hoc ergo propter hoc

after this, therefore because of this

Notes

A logical fallacy where one assumes that one thing happening after another thing means that the first thing caused the second. The title of a West Wing episode.

Words

hoc – he, it, she, the latter, this
posse – avail, have influence, to be able
posco – ask ernestly, request, to beg, to call upon
posui – place, post, put, set, station, to lay