Before revision: Fiedler, Social Communication (2011) p. 327 The error is named after William Shakespeare's tragic play Othello; the dynamics between the two main characters, Othello and Desdemona, are a particularly notable example of the error in practice.
After revision: Fiedler, Social Communication (2011) p. 327 The error is named after William Shakespeare's tragic play Othello; the dynamics between the two main characters, Othello and Desdemona, are a particularly well-known example of the error in practice.