Hanlon's razor

English

Etymology

Named like Occam's razor, for a Robert J. Hanlon.

Proper noun

Hanlon's razor

1. The adage "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
   • 1980 October, G. Gordon Liddy, quotee, “Playboy Interview: G. Gordon Liddy”, in Playboy‎^[1], volume 27, number 10, Chicago, →ISSN, page 211:

     McCord may have bungled the taping of the internal doors, all right, but remember Hanlon's Razor, which is a maxim that states: "Never blame on malice that which can be fully explained by stupidity."

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hanlon's razor.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 漢隆剃刀／汉隆剃刀

• French: rasoir d’Hanlon (fr) m