magical thinking
illogical conclusions based on correlated events, or belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link between them
en-US/ˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
en-GB/ˈmæd͡ʒɪkl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
illogical conclusions based on correlated events, or belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link between them