![]() |
View
New Forum Topics Today's Forum Topics Set as homepage |
|
|||||||
| |
||||
Welcome to CyclingForums.com You are currently viewing our website as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions. You will have to register before you can post to this thread. By joining our free online community you will have access to post new topics, communicate privately with other cyclingforums.com members (PM), respond to polls, upload photos and access other special features like product reviews and classifieds. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
|
|
#1 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
On Jan 26, 9:46 am, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> So much for the alleged "health benefits" of mountain biking.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc "Post hoc is a particularly tempting error because temporal sequence appears to be integral to causality. The fallacy lies in coming to a conclusion based solely on the order of events, rather than taking into account other factors that might rule out the connection." |
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:45:14 -0800 (PST), Anthony DeLorenzo
<anthony.delorenzo@gmail.com> wrote: >On Jan 26, 9:46 am, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote: >> So much for the alleged "health benefits" of mountain biking.... > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc > >"Post hoc It's not "post". It's DURING! DUH! is a particularly tempting error because temporal sequence >appears to be integral to causality. The fallacy lies in coming to a >conclusion based solely on the order of events, rather than taking >into account other factors that might rule out the connection." -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
|