The Concorde fallacy refers to the fact that the British and French governments continued to fund the aircraft even after it became apparent there was no longer an economic case for it.
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sunk cost fallacy — UK US noun [S] ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT ► the idea that a company or organization is more likely to continue with a project if they have already invested a lot of money, time, or effort in it, even when continuing is not the best thing to do:… … Financial and business terms
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