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Farmelle
Since: Dec, 2009
28th Feb, 2012 09:20:41 AM
I think you can just specify that this is in-universe, that someone in a story or in a work of fiction didn't do the research.
Did Not Do The Research is about when a writer... doesn't do the research. Is there a trope for when someone in a story makes that mistake?
Specifically, I'm talking about a true story from The Trenches, in which
a game retailer's marketing department completely underestimates how popular the PS 3 is going to be, not even bothering to check online trends, resulting in far too little supply for obviously high demand.