Cognitive Biases

CogBias

A practical cognitive-bias site with clear definitions, learning paths, assessments, self-audits, and debiasing tools.

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Wide taxonomy first, then richer guided use

CogBias begins with the Wikipedia cognitive-bias list as a wide seed taxonomy, then reshapes that material into a teaching-first site with paths, self-audits, prompt kits, theory notes, and deeper editorial treatment of especially important bias pages.

Why this architecture works

The site can now grow in three directions at once: broader coverage through the imported catalog, deeper coverage through hand-authored upgrades, and stronger usability through path pages and procedural tools.

Files to edit first

  • data/site.json for branding, featured entries, taxonomy copy, and countermoves.
  • data/biases.json for generated coverage.
  • data/editorial_enrichments*.json for richer hand-authored entry sections.
  • data/entry_teaching_modules*.json, data/entry_sources*.json, data/assessment_bank*.json, data/assessment_metadata*.json, and data/comparison_guides*.json for flagship-page pedagogy, source trails, scenario practice, and nearby-label distinctions.
  • data/learning_paths*.json, data/path_curriculum*.json, data/self_checks*.json, data/self_check_curriculum*.json, data/teaching_kits*.json, data/prompt_kits*.json, and data/theory_articles*.json for the guided layers.
  • scripts/import_wikipedia_biases.py for refreshing the seed catalog.

Open the editorial coverage map

What stayed, what changed

The point was to keep the feel of LogFall while changing the intellectual center of gravity.

Keep

  • Static GitHub Pages architecture
  • Single structured data source
  • Searchable index and category pages
  • Simple client-side filtering

Rewrite

  • Shift the taxonomy from fallacy families to Wikipedia-seeded bias categories and patterns
  • Tune page framing around distorted judgment instead of public argument structure
  • Reserve illustration slots now so the later image set lands cleanly
  • Use generic fallbacks for broad coverage while keeping richer hand-authored pages for core biases

Add

  • Pattern pages alongside category pages
  • Source links back to the Wikipedia seed taxonomy
  • Image placeholders on detail pages
  • A more extensive imported catalog with future editorial layering
  • Mixed scenario assessment, context-specific practice modes, comparison guides, and flagship-page teaching modules

Defer

  • Original illustration production
  • Printable worksheets and classroom packets
  • Long-form theory essays
  • Deeper assessment analytics until classroom use reveals what feedback is most useful