Back نصل هانلون Arabic Henlon ülgücü Azerbaijani Rasiamessa vom Hanlon BAR Брытва Хэнлана Byelorussian Бръснач на Ханлън Bulgarian Navalla de Hanlon Catalan Hanlonova břitva Czech Hanlons ragekniv Danish Hanlon’s Razor German Ξυράφι του Χάνλον Greek
Hanlon's razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states:[1]
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
It is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior. It is probably named after Robert J. Hanlon, who submitted the statement to Murphy's Law Book Two: More Reasons Why Things Go Wrong! (1980).[1] Similar statements have been recorded since at least the 18th century.