rashomon effect

is a phenomenon whereby the perspectival differences that characterize it arise in combination with the absence of any evidence to elevate or disqualify any version of the truth, plus the social pressure for closure on the question.

The Rashomon effect is not only about differences in perspective. It occurs particularly where such differences arise in combination with the absence of evidence to elevate or disqualify any version of the truth, plus the social pressure for closure on the question.

is the phenomenon whereby the same event is given contradictory interpretations by different individuals involved.

The Rashomon effect is a term used to describe the circumstance when the same event is given contradictory interpretations by different individuals involved. The term derives from Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, in which a murder involving four individuals (suspects, witnesses, and surviving victims) is described in four mutually contradictory ways. (wikipedia)

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rashomon effect