Ben’s car breaks down, and he is convinced that it was a predictable event even though there was no way of knowing it would happen. This exemplifies .

Hindsight Bias

Hindsight bias is the bias that comes from looking at things that have already happened, and decided that they were predictable, even though they were not at the time. This happens in cases of sports matches, when during the game it may not be clear at all who would have won, but once the game is over many people claim that the game's outcome was predictable.

In the case of Ben, he claims that his car breaking down was predictable, even though there was no prior way of knowing that it would happen. Because he has these thoughts after the event, it is an example of hindsight bias.

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