Definition
when the writer thinks one event caused another when they are unrelated and there is no evidence
Examples
when the writer thinks one event caused another when they are unrelated and there is no evidence
Examples
Ernie believes that holding the banana in his ear is keeping the alligators away when in reality there are no alligators in Sesame Street. He is thinking one event caused the other when they are actually unrelated.
The boss believes that the employee sends him the email of "World's Worst Bosses" every time he leaves the employee's cubicle when there is actually no relation between them. There is a third person sending them.