Psychologist's fallacy

The psychologist's fallacy is an informal fallacy where an observer assumes that his or her own experience reflects the true nature of an event. The fallacy was named by William James in the 19th century:William James, Principles of Psychology volume I. chapter vii. p. 196, 1890.

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