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Supertopics:
Cognitive Biases A through F
Overrating Our Abilites
Taking Responsibility for One's Own Behavior

Fundamental Attribution Error

the tendency to assume that our successes reflect our superior personal traits, while our failures are due to bad luck

also, other people do what feels right, but I do it for rational reasons

Cross-References:
Rationalization (Claiming Admirable Intent for Our Behavior)

Subtopics:
The Claim that Rich People Deserve to Be Rich
The Rules Are Rigged (to shift wealth to the rich)
The Claim that Rich People Are Smarter
The Claim that Rich People Work Harder
Financial Success as Luck
The Claim that Rich People Deserve to Be Rich Miscellany
Fundamental Attribution Error Miscellany
higher class leads to overconfidence leads to jobs
webScienceDaily2019-05-20
upper-class people credit their inherent superiority
webMatthew HutsonSlate2014-01-03