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Cognitive Bias Detector.

Before finalising an important decision, when you want an independent check on whether your reasoning is clean or contaminated by common biases. ✅

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini·Beginner·~254 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
cognitive-bias-detector.md · 254 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Cognitive Bias Detector.

# Context
Original working context:
- Audit this decision I am about to make for cognitive biases: {{describe_your_decision_and_your_current_reasoning}}. Check for the presence of:
- 1. Confirmation bias — am I favouring information that supports what I already want to do?
- 2. Sunk cost fallacy — am I continuing because of what I have already invested rather than future value?
- 3. Status quo bias — am I choosing inaction because change is uncomfortable, not because it is unwise?
- 4. Availability heuristic — am I overweighting recent or vivid examples? For each bias detected, suggest a specific corrective question or data point I should seek before deciding. 📌

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{describe_your_decision_and_your_current_reasoning}}Describe your decision and your current reasoninginsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Before finalising an important decision, when you want an independent check on whether your reasoning is clean or contaminated by common biases. ✅

PRO TIP

The bias you are least likely to catch in yourself is the one most relevant to your current decision. Ask someone with the opposite view to steelman their position before you decide.

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