The historian's fallacy assumes that past decision-makers viewed events from the same perspective and with the same information as subsequent analysts.
Der Historiker-Trugschluss setzt voraus, dass Entscheidungsträger der Vergangenheit die Ereignisse aus der gleichen Perspektive und mit den gleichen Informationen betrachteten wie spätere Analytiker.
| Fallacy | Historian's fallacy |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | Hindsight is 20/20. occurs when one assumes that decision makers of the past viewed events from the same perspective and having the same information as those subsequently analyzing the decision. |
Tags: fallacies, logic
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