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Knowledge errors: errors that occur when you did not have

Knowledge errors: errors that occur when you did not have the information you needed to make a correct decision. You made a decision based on an incomplete or inaccurate model of the situation.

Why This Is a Definition

This definition clearly establishes 'knowledge errors' by identifying their genus (errors of cognitive failure) and differentia (lack of critical information). It distinguishes knowledge errors from execution errors and judgment errors by specifying that the problem lies in information gaps rather than execution failures or incorrect assessment of available information, and emphasizes that these errors require new inputs rather than increased effort.

Source Lessons

L-0483

Distinguish error types

Execution errors knowledge errors and judgment errors require different correction approaches.

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