It is always common to hear people say " I failed my exam because something something happen" . What really cause you to fail your exam- tiredness,laziness,stupidity or some superstitious believe. I overheard someone saying " I failed my exam because the broom touched my leg yesterday."
This person beliefs his/her bad luck caused his/her failure in the recent exam. I would say this is "post hoc fallacy" .In layman terms " A occur B occur". Associating bad luck with our misfortune is common way for people to explain their misfortune.But please do not use this type of sentence in your argument.
Judge it 29/8/2008
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