Hindsight Bias
- “I knew it all along effect”
- “why does everything seem obvious afterwards”
- “hindsight bias examples”
- “judging past decisions unfairly”
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Hindsight biasvsOutcome bias
The short answer
Outcome bias judges the quality of a decision by how it turned out. Hindsight bias distorts what you believe was knowable at the time. They stack: hindsight supplies the false certainty that outcome bias then punishes people for not having.
Side by side
| Aspect | Hindsight bias | Outcome bias |
|---|---|---|
| Distorts | What was knowable | How you judge the decision |
| Question | Could they have known? | Did it work? |
| Victim | Your past self | The decision-maker |
| Order | First | Second |
Which one you meant
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