Historian’s Fallacy
Definition: Judges past actions with modern knowledge as if actors knew the future.
Example: They should have known that would happen!
Tip: Interpret past actions based on information available at the time.
An Encyclopedia of Errors in Reasoning
Definition: Judges past actions with modern knowledge as if actors knew the future.
Example: They should have known that would happen!
Tip: Interpret past actions based on information available at the time.