# 46. Logical Manipulation ## 46.5. Methodology/Refinements/Sub-species ### 46.5.5. Post hoc ergo propter hoc Claiming that because one event followed another, it was also caused by it. Example: Since the election of the president unemployment has risen, therefore unemployment is the fault of the president. A manipulator can use this simple technique to attribute blame or credit. It plays well with people who are mentally lazy about checking the logic of what they hear or read.