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Cubusphere t1_j6mt9dj wrote

It's a great example of the fallacious conclusion that when two things happen one after another, the first must have caused the second."Post hoc ergo propter hoc"

Another could be rain dances.

  • It's dry, so we try to appease the gods/spirits/whatever.
  • After Bill danced for a day, it started raining.
  • Bill's dance made it rain.
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AlanZero t1_j6mv9dq wrote

Son, I am disappoint… that you didn’t link a certain clip from The West Wing where Bartlet explains post hoc ergo propter hoc.

Therefore - [here it is] (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HL_vHDjG5Wk).

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Cubusphere t1_j6mwvrm wrote

Never watched the show. Even wikipedia links to that episode :)

>This article is about the informal fallacy. For the West Wing episode, see Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (The West Wing). For other uses, see Post hoc.

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LeicaM6guy t1_j6n3isy wrote

Man, we didn't deserve a show that good.

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redbanjo t1_j6otnip wrote

Every time I rewatch an episode I'm just stunned at how good it was.

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Pifanjr t1_j6newun wrote

With the rain dance one there is some speculation that the dust being kicked up and thrown in the air during the dances actually could cause an increased chance of rain to fall, under the right conditions.

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Pifanjr t1_j6o0qts wrote

I did stumble upon this during my quick Google search: https://ultraphyte.com/2012/01/08/rain-dance-makes-rain/

It says that it's actually microbes, not dust, that is responsible for rain forming. Something I've never heard of before.

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ShitPostGuy t1_j6p9ptt wrote

That article says that bacteria may be the source of nucleation to form rain, absolutely nothing about whether a rain dance and kick ground-born bacteria/particles the needed 6,500 feet (1.2 miles) into the air to interact with rain clouds.

Use your brain

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