Cum hoc ergo propter hoc

Cum hoc ergo propter hoc is a fancy Latin phrase that means "with this, therefore because of this." When we make this type of argument, we believe that because two things happened together, one must have caused the other.

For example, let's say that every time we eat ice cream, it starts to rain. We might think that the ice cream caused the rain, just because the two things happened together.

But just because two things happened at the same time doesn't mean that one caused the other. Sometimes two things can happen together just by chance, or there could be another reason behind it.

So, it's not always true that one thing causes another thing just because they happened together. When we use cum hoc ergo propter hoc, we need to be careful and look for other evidence to support our claims.