Hanlon's Razor

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconassume mistakes not malice
Executive Parlanceincompetence presumption
Scholarly Discoursecharitable attribution
Babel ZenithHanlon's Razor
Origin: Robert Hanlon

Etymology & Meaning

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.

In the Boardroom

Assuming errors rather than bad intentions.

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