Stef's neighbour was just arrested for a series of violent crimes across the city.As Stef is being interviewed by a local journalist,he says,"I knew all along that there was something not quite right about that man.He seemed almost too nice." What is this an example of

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Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome. In this case, Stef is claiming that he "knew all along" that there was something not quite right about his neighbor, but his belief may have been influenced by the fact that the neighbor was later arrested for violent crimes. This could be an example of hindsight bias because Stef may be overestimating his own ability to predict the situation in hindsight.

Stef's Neighbour Was Just Arrested for a Series of Violent