(Last Word) The "after this, therefore because of this" fallacy states that
A) because event A precedes event B, A is necessarily the cause of B.
B) the very attempt to accomplish a certain objective may create conditions that prohibit the achievement of that objective.
C) events may drastically alter plans; one's intentions and actual accomplishments may differ considerably.
D) generalizations that are accurate at the level of microeconomics may be inaccurate at the level of macroeconomics.

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The "after this, therefore because of this" fallacy assumes that just because one event precedes another, it must be the cause of it. However, correlation does not necessarily equal causation. There could be other factors or events that are influencing the outcome.

(Last Word) the "After This, Therefore Because of This" Fallacy