Hech qachon ahmoqlik bilan adekvat tushuntirilgan narsani yomonlikka bog'lamang.
Robert J. Hanlon
Ushbu tamoyil salbiy oqibatlarga olib keladigan harakatlar yomon iroda natijasi emasligini ko'rsatadi. Buning o'rniga, salbiy natija ko'proq ushbu harakatlar va/yoki ta'sirning to'liq tushunilmaganligi bilan bog'liq.
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
Robert J. Hanlon
This principle suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood.