Question

What logical fallacy occurs when a speaker assumes that an action was caused by whatever came before it?

Answer 1

The logical fallacy which occurs in this case is a fallacy called Causal Fallacy, which in short words is when you explain something with the not necessarily true cause. this is calledin latin non causa pro causa which means,this is not cause for this cause. For example, people see a sports car crashed on the street. Immediately they blame the sports car driver for driving too fast. This is a false cause, because despite a sports car can be fast, that was not necessarily the cause of the accident.