(idea) by anomie Mon May 22 2000 at 23:00:28
A logical fallacy where one thing is thought to cause another, then both are really effects of a single underlying cause. This is a special case of Coincidental Correlation.

Example: "I'm tired because i'm breaking out in spots" when you really have some horrible disease.

To prove the fallacy, state the underlying cause and show how it causes each effect.

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