# Assumption-Based Judgment

> Judging an architecture from untested assumptions instead of measured evidence, yielding unreliable conclusions.

Record: `lex:assumption-based-judgment`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-assumption-based-judgment

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Assessment](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/assessment.md)