BA>RN>>>> Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
 
BA>MG>>> Like my knowledge of French, my Latin is nearly nonexistent. :)
BA>MG>>> I do, however, recognize that it *IS* Latin. :)
 
BA>BA>> 'After the fact therefore before the fact' is an
BA>BA>> approximate translation.
 
BA>BK>  You forgot to mention, it's identifying a logical fallacy.
 
BA> Not necessarily.  Pointing out that something exists/is true after some
BA> event doesn't mean that it was not also in existence/true before that
BA> same event. And I was merely providing a literal (approximate)
BA> translation of the Latin, not commenting on anything else in the thread.
 
IS RIGHT!
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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