The Logical Fallacies: Wrong Direction

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Wrong Direction

Definition:

The relation between cause and effect is reversed.

Examples:

Cancer causes smoking.
The increase in AIDS was caused by more sex education. (In fact, the increase in sex education was caused by the spread of AIDS.)

Proof:

Give a causal argument showing that the relation between cause and effect has been reversed.

References

(Cedarblom and Paulsen: 238)

06 October 1995