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questionable cause fallacy

Also known as non causa pro causa (non cause for cause/not a cause for a cause) or false cause fallacy

A logical fallacy in which a cause is wrongly defined
Here's the exhaustive list of Questionable Cause Fallacy:
1. Post ergo propter hoc
2. Correlation means causation
3. Texas Sharpshooter
4. Circular cause and consequence
5. Singular cause fallacy
6. Regression fallacy
7. Jumping into conclusions
8. Association fallacy (guilt/honor by association, such as reductio ad Hitlerum/Godwin's Law, reductio ad Stalinum/red-tag/red-bait) {Association Fallacy is an illegitimate child between ad hominem and questionable cause fallacy/false cause fallacy/non causa pro causa}
by Sir. B November 4, 2021
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Questionable

If a white guy ploughed a car through a group of people, which has happened, he wouldn't get called a terrorist (Kyle Rittenhouse wasn't called a terrorist despite his actions), though he might get called racist if they were all black and not a mix of people. His actions would be questionable, but really what happened in Waukesha is the closest thing to equal freedom of movement as anybody has seen on TV in a while, though it certainly isn't good at it's worst, no matter what the person looks like. People are freaking out because they're not used to a black guy openly taking his rage out on white people, especially not more than one at one time.
Everything and everyone is questionable.
by The Original Agahnim November 22, 2021
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question mark in box emoji

It is a question mark in a box
It means you have no clue about something .
Hooman: Sup whacha doin
Other Hooman: Walking my pet fish
Hooman:question mark in box emoji.

I don’t know what it means does anyone else.The only reason I did this is so someone else sees this and tells me.
by Nvnvnguvnfuvnfuv February 2, 2022
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Questioning Quarrel

Someone who is queer but doesn't know what they are or can't define it. Questioning Quarrel describes the fight within themselves over how to identify.
"Jessie just came out as a questioning Quarrel!"

"OH GOD!! I feel like such a questioning Quarrel!!!"
by hot_french_cowboy April 29, 2022
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Question

How do these MF know who I am?
Hym "Since you love answering my questions so much. I've asked that one about a thousand time so it kind of looks like YOU get more out of not answering it than you do by not answering the question. I don't get anything out of you answering my other questions other than my curiosity being sated. Which is useless. They knew BEFORE all of this. They still know. And are still doing the thing. To what end? What is the point? Why are they doing it and how? Who is responsible? Because I'm only responsible for the things that I do. I'm not stalking myself. If I had access to the site or the money I wouldn't me asking. And as much as I love being rude and terrorizing my enemies, you're kind of ignoring the shit out of me. It looks like you're trying to withhold it from me. What do you get out of not giving me what I want?'
by Hym Iam June 12, 2022
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That's a good one.
Hym "That's actually a really good question! How do I avoid the paranoid? Hmm.... Either or thinking and being flexible (like water). It either is or it isn't. The hard you try to prevent me from having my say, the less-wrong it makes me appear. At least in my own mind. I know I said it a while ago so maybe you don't remember, I'm confident in my ability talk my way out of anything. I could talk my way out of hell if I had to. And I have an unlimited amount of time to do it."
by Hym Iam July 29, 2022
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