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just-world fallacy

cognitive bias that assumes that actions will have morally fair and fitting consequences for the actor
Intangible Hypothesis Q1511079

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2 properties
Instance of
hypothesis, cognitive bias[2]
Part of
psychological terminology[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en just world fallacy en just-world hypothesis en just world hypothesis en just-world fallacy ar فرضية العالم العادل da just world hypothesis da antagelsen om tilværelsens retfærdighed de Gerechte-Welt-Hypothese de Gerechte-Welt-Glaube es hipótesis del mundo justo fa جهان دادانگاری fi oikeudenmukaisen maailman harhaluulo fi oikeudenmukaisen maailman hypoteesi fi oikeudenmukaisuusharha fr croyance en un monde juste he השערת העולם הצודק hu igazságos világba vetett hit id kekeliruan tentang dunia yang adil it credenza in un mondo giusto it ipotesi del mondo giusto
🔖 Identifiers · 7
OpenAlex ID
C37544881
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
k8Opi
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
39339
Freebase ID
/m/03hn4y
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
37544881
Quora topic ID
Just-world-Hypothesis
RationalWiki ID
Just_world_hypothesis

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hypothesis, cognitive bias
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just-world fallacy is a hypothesis[1].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → k8Opi
    Instance of → hypothesis, cognitive bias
    Part of → psychological terminology
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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