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'''''[[Hanlon's Razor]]'''''

A corollary to [[Finagle's Law]] which seems to have almost infinite applications in writing comedy:

{{quote|''Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.''}}

Ignorance of [[Hanlon's Razor]] is one of the more common forms of [[Genre Blindness]]. However, applying the Rule of Shades of Grey ("No rule is universally valid, [[Logic Bomb|including this one]]"), Hanlon's Razor is often stated this way:

{{quote|''Don't assume malice when stupidity is an adequate explanation. At least, not the first time.''}}

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