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retrospective determinism
Noun
uncountable
usually
Japanese Meaning
事後決定論：ある出来事が実際に発生したことから、その出来事が必然的に起こるべく定まっていたと主張する論理の誤謬。
（ plural ）
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(logic) A fallacy consisting in reasoning that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen.
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retrospective determinism
Arguing that the company's success was inevitable after the IPO is a clear case of retrospective determinism.
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Arguing that the company's success was inevitable after the IPO is a clear case of retrospective determinism.
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