Correlation =/= Causation

A phrase used to point out the flaw of a specific argument which implies correlation means causation.

Person A: There is a correlation between people who use wheelchairs and people who have had a severe accident therefore.. Boys, don't use wheelchairs. :epic_sunglasses:

Person B: Correlation =/= Causation.

Person A: Oh my goodness, you're right.

by TotallyNotComfy September 25, 2018

face to crotch correlation

phenomenon. The uncanny ability for a OBGYN to distinguish a ladyboy from a lady after years of associating faces of patients with the appearance of their crotch. The expert is even able to predict the gender of a ladyboy of thai tranny caliber.

Dr. P: Wtf how did u score a 90% on the ladyboy test?
Dr. S: oh it's easy her face to crotch correlation was a 7 favoring a woman.
Dr. P: ...

by niggman star33 November 9, 2011

Correlation =/= Causation

A phrase used to point out the flaw of a specific argument which implies correlation means causation.

Person A: There is a correlation between people who use wheelchairs and people who have had a severe accident therefore.. Boys, don't use wheelchairs. :epic_sunglasses:

Person B: Correlation =/= Causation.

Person A: Oh my goodness, you're right.

by TotallyNotComfy September 25, 2018

correlation peasant

Those in the field of social sciences that focus on correlations rather than causation in their research. Typically reside outside the field of Economics.

You found a negative correlation between hospital use and health outcomes and concluded hospitals are bad for your health? What are you, a correlation peasant?

by Likes_Cats November 6, 2019

Correlation

Correlation! No breathing! Do give a... Er, wait those aren't the lyrics... Er, did I already do this one?

Hym "Oh? And what's the correlation between fat cockles and success with women? Is it... Is it .3? Is it .3-.4? Hahahahahahahahahaaa!"

by Hym Iam July 13, 2022

Autoerotic correlation

verb

A sexual act practiced by University of Chicago undergraduates involving audibly reassuring oneself of one's prowess with the opposite sex while masturbating. Practitioners cite the induced pleasure as proof of the skills in question. Performed alone.

All the biddies here are too ugly to fuck but autoerotic correlation implies that I'm a sex god.

by oxford english dzchonary July 25, 2012

Arbitrary Non-Correlation Fallacy

A common online debating tactic where someone dismisses a valid connection between two things by arbitrarily declaring them unrelated, often without evidence or reasoning. For example, when you point out that billionaires exist alongside homelessness, and someone responds that "those things have nothing to do with each other"—as if wealth accumulation and poverty exist in separate universes. The arbitrary non-correlation fallacy is the rhetorical equivalent of covering your ears and saying "la la la not connected." It's especially popular in discussions about systemic issues, where acknowledging connections would require acknowledging problems, which is inconvenient when you're trying to defend the status quo.

Example: "She posted a graph showing that as CEO pay skyrocketed, worker wages stagnated. The first comment was pure arbitrary non-correlation fallacy: 'Those two things aren't related. CEO pay is about talent and markets. Worker wages are about productivity. Different things.' She posted five studies showing the connection. He posted 'correlation isn't causation.' She posted the causation studies. He posted 'still not convinced.' The fallacy had done its job: preventing learning, preserving ignorance."

by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026