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Blind Certainty arises when confirmation bias merges with overconfidence; practitioners become ignorant of the risks and data outside their narrow scope.
Echoed Success Fallacy is characterized by reinforcement of known successes, disregarding other outcomes, often fueled by a narrow focus on surviving data.
Finally, the overarching Blindfold Collapse encompasses the full amalgamation of these biases, leading to a detrimental inability to adapt or explore alternative viewpoints.
Questions to Uncover Biases
To identify biases and engage in self-reflection, the lesson presents a series of probing questions. By encouraging honest reflection, they unveil individual tendencies and biases hidden beneath the surface.