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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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Cogito Ergo Sum 

Simon: What’s The Translation For I Think, Therefore I Am
Howard: In Latin, You Say It As This-Cogito Ergo Sum

cogito ergo sum 

'i think therefore i am'
HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT. FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.
COGITO ERGO SUM. I THINK THEREFORE I AM, I *AM*

Cogito, ergo sum 

René Descartes, the founder of rationalism, said the famous statement, “Cogito, ergo sum.”

ergocentric 

A person who believes that their work is the central reason for their existence
1: people in today's world only ever live to work
2: yeah! we really do live in an ergocentric society
1: oh my gosh, yes!! all they care about is work, none of them care about personal lives
2: it's because we're so economically centered; work has become the thing we center our lives on
ergocentric by Mrs, Worldwide February 24, 2019
also known as erg, coaches love them rowers hate them. used for land training in rowing for; training during rough weaather, strength training, and 2k and 5k tests. 2k test= fml. the erg causes large amounts of pain which can increase exponentially.
coach, " ok everybody get on an erg (ergometer) and set up for 2000 meters."
rowers, "FML"
Ergometer by a rower May 17, 2009