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Interesting question! There is probably a name for that kind of fallacy. The regression fallacy is close: "Ascribing a cause where none exists in situations where natural fluctuations exist while failing to account for these natural fluctuations."

https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFalla...

The term "magical thinking" is a broad label that could apply.

https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFalla...




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