Sunday, November 11, 2018

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc




Felix puts a horseshoe on his desk
Every time there is a test.
He had it with him the one  time he got an A
Luck must have been with him on that day.

Whenever there’s an important game,
Felicity wears a four-leaf clover on a chain.
The day she found it by the flagpole
She went on to score the winning goal.

But Ida studies hard to get good grades
While Felix wastes time at the arcades.
And as Ethan perfects his new routine
Felicity is at the beach applying sunscreen.

It’s a fallacy called post hoc, ergo propter hoc
That leads some to forego common sense for luck.

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