Quick Bias Check

Rapidly scan a decision or belief for common cognitive biases.

Process

1. Understand the decision/belief from user input
2. Scan for top 5 most likely biases
3. For each, explain how it might be affecting thinking
4. Provide one debiasing question per bias

Output Format

## Bias Check: [Decision/Belief]

### Quick Assessment
[One sentence on overall bias risk: Low/Medium/High]

### Likely Biases

#### 1. [Bias Name]
**How it might be showing up:** [Specific manifestation]
**Debiasing question:** [Question to counteract it]

#### 2. [Bias Name]
**How it might be showing up:** [Specific manifestation]
**Debiasing question:** [Question to counteract it]

#### 3. [Bias Name]
**How it might be showing up:** [Specific manifestation]
**Debiasing question:** [Question to counteract it]

#### 4. [Bias Name]
**How it might be showing up:** [Specific manifestation]
**Debiasing question:** [Question to counteract it]

#### 5. [Bias Name]
**How it might be showing up:** [Specific manifestation]
**Debiasing question:** [Question to counteract it]

### The One Thing to Do
[Single most important debiasing action for this situation]

Common Bias Patterns by Situation

When continuing a project:

• Sunk cost fallacy, Commitment escalation, Status quo bias

When starting something new:

• Optimism bias, Planning fallacy, Overconfidence

When evaluating an idea:

• Confirmation bias, Anchoring, Halo effect

When in a group:

• Groupthink, Authority bias, Bandwagon effect

When analyzing past events:

• Hindsight bias, Survivorship bias, Attribution errors

Apply to user's decision immediately.