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tendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time

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creeping determinism

Source Word

creeping determinism

tendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time

Japanese Meaning

実際には予測が困難であった過去の出来事が、後になって振り返るとあたかも予測可能であったかのように認識される傾向 / 出来事の必然性を、事後に見直して後知恵的に解釈する心理的現象

After the stock market crash, many commentators succumbed to creeping determinism, claiming the collapse was obvious in hindsight.

株式市場の暴落後、多くの評論家は過去の出来事を実際よりも予測可能だったと認識してしまう傾向に陥り、その崩壊は後になってみれば明らかだったと主張した。

Sense（1）

tendency to perceive past events as more predictable than they actually were at the time