forejudgment
Deciding before knowing
Forejudgment is judgment formed before the facts are known—a conclusion reached prematurely.
The word overlaps with prejudice but emphasizes the timing rather than bias: Her forejudgment of the case proved embarrassing when new evidence emerged.
Also spelled forejudgement.
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- presuppositionImplicit prior assumption
inference · speculation · surmise · hypothesis · postulation · guesswork · presume · assume
Belief formed beforehand
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
unfairness · narrow-mindedness · intolerance · favoritism · injustice · closed-mindedness · one-sidedness · predetermined
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- prematureOccurring before expected
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
snap · ill-considered · overhasty · unthinking · reckless · impetuous · presupposing · anticipatory
Deriving principles from examples
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- categorizationArranging into groups
profiling · caricature · oversimplification · stigma · characterization · classification
presumption
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
presupposition · inference · speculation · surmise · hypothesis · postulation · guesswork · presume · assume · preconceive
preconception
Belief formed beforehand
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
discrimination · unfairness · narrow-mindedness · intolerance · favoritism · injustice · closed-mindedness · one-sidedness · predetermined · biased
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- prematureOccurring before expected
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
impulsive · snap · ill-considered · overhasty · unthinking · reckless · impetuous · presupposing · anticipatory · preemptive
generalization
Deriving principles from examples
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
categorization · profiling · caricature · oversimplification · stigma · characterization · classification
forejudgmentopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
impartiality · objectivity · fair-mindedness · receptivity · neutrality
judge, judgment, prejudice, foresee, fore, judgmental, unprejudiced, forethought, prejudge