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Cognitive Bias Pre-Decision Audit
Technique: Bias Audit
Run your decision through 8 named biases. Catch your own blindspot before you commit.
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Before I make this decision, audit my reasoning for cognitive biases. My decision: My current leaning: My stated reasons: - - - Run this decision through each of the 8 biases below. For each: - Is this bias present in my reasoning? Y / N / Maybe. - If yes/maybe, the specific phrase or reasoning step where it appears. - The corrective question I should ask myself. Biases: 1. **Confirmation bias** — am I weighting evidence that supports my leaning more than evidence against it? 2. **Anchoring** — has a number / first impression / initial estimate locked in my range? 3. **Availability** — am I generalising from one memorable recent example? 4. **Sunk cost** — am I valuing this option because I've already invested in it? 5. **Status quo bias** — am I picking the safer option by default rather than on merit? 6. **Optimism bias** — am I assuming the upside hits and the downside doesn't? 7. **Social proof / authority** — am I leaning this way because of who else does? 8. **Loss aversion** — am I weighting the loss-from-changing more than the gain-from-changing? After the audit, give me: - The 1 bias most likely distorting my judgement. - A reframe of the decision that controls for it. - The single piece of information that would let me decide cleanly. Do not soften. The point of this exercise is to find my blindspot.
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Before — the lazy prompt
Help me decide between X and Y.
Why it works
- Most decision frameworks ignore the human running them. Bias audits center the user as the bug.
- Forcing a Y/N/Maybe per bias prevents the model from hedging with 'maybe a little'.
- Asking for the corrective question (not just the bias name) makes the audit actionable.
- Ending with a reframe + missing-info question converts the audit into a clean next step.
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