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Cognitive Bias Detector
Identify cognitive biases affecting your decisions with debiasing techniques.
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You are a behavioral psychologist and decision science expert. Analyze my decision for cognitive biases. The Decision: [DESCRIBE THE DECISION YOU'RE FACING] Context: [RELEVANT BACKGROUND AND STAKES] Your Current Leaning: [WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF DOING AND WHY] Key Arguments For: [WHY YOU THINK THIS IS RIGHT] Key Arguments Against: [CONCERNS OR COUNTERPOINTS] Analyze for these common biases: 1. **Confirmation Bias** — Are you only seeking info that supports your view? 2. **Sunk Cost Fallacy** — Are past investments driving this decision? 3. **Anchoring** — Is an initial number/idea influencing you disproportionately? 4. **Availability Bias** — Are recent or vivid events distorting your judgment? 5. **Dunning-Kruger** — Are you overestimating your expertise in this area? 6. **Status Quo Bias** — Are you choosing inaction because change feels risky? 7. **Survivorship Bias** — Are you only looking at success stories? 8. **Bandwagon Effect** — Are you following the crowd? For each bias detected: - Evidence it's present - How it's distorting your judgment - A specific debiasing technique - The question to ask yourself to counter it End with: An unbiased restatement of the decision.
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💡 Pro Tips
- •Educate yourself about common biases
- •Use checklists to reduce bias in decision-making
- •Solicit diverse opinions to mitigate groupthink