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Fundamental attribution error

Curated Category: causal-reasoning

Over-attributing behavior to personal traits while underweighting situational factors.

Narratives explain outcomes by character or intent of actors, while structural constraints, incentives, and context are ignored or minimized.

Detection signals

  • Motive certainty without contextual evidence.
  • Personal blame dominates structural analysis.
  • Situational constraints omitted from causal claims.

Caution notes

  • Intent-based explanations may be valid when direct evidence exists.
  • Flag only when context omission materially changes interpretation.

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