Sinecure

Because he was the brother of the CEO, he was offered a sinecure in the company. 

He resigned in the face of trenchant criticism of his policies. 

Of course, causality runs both ways; countries in trouble are more likely to get into debt crisis. 

They enjoyed the languor brought on by a hot summer afternoon. 

But if the words are cited as the proof, it would be a clear petitio principii, though there had been nothing else against it.