I wanted to take an opportunity to toot my own horn.
Jen & I were idly conversing the other day.
Me: I'm trying to think of the term... for a logical fallacy when you keep wishing for something to happen. And then when it does happen you say, "Oh, it's because I wished for it!"
Jen: I'm not sure... It's not self-fulfilling prophecy.
Me: It's not caveat emptor, though I bet it's all latin-sounding.
Jen: Now that's going to bug me all day.
Me: Oh, I've got it!
Jen: Yeah?
Me: Christianity!
FYI, from the wikipedia article, I believe Non Sequitur best fits the description we were looking for, though it covers a broader spectrum of fallacies.
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You should toot and toot and then toot some more. I've told lotsa people about that one.
I have also, I think, remembered the term we couldn't recall - post hoc ergo propter hoc.
("Christianity" was better, though.)
Christianity. Well done.
funny :)
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