FACT FIRST · ANALOGY SECOND
Reverse causation
Factual definition
The apparent direction of an association may be reversed: the outcome or an early stage of it affects the exposure, rather than the exposure causing the outcome.
SATIRICAL ANALOGY — NOT A DEFINITION
Blaming the umbrella for the rain because people carry umbrellas on wet days.
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