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cum hoc ergo propter hoc

Latin for "with this, therefore because of this"

Basically says, just because A = B , and B = C, A ≠ C.
Example of cum hoc ergo propter hoc:

If Chad likes Megan, and Megan likes Barbie Dolls, that does not mean that Chad likes Barbie Dolls.
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