I think my comments about it being helpful in working through biases led people to think I intended these primarily as active problem-solving devices. Of course you can’t just draw a diagram with a jog in it and then say “Aha! That was a bias!” If anything, I think (particularly in more complex cases) the visuals could help make biases more tangible, almost as a kind of mnemonic device to internalize in the same way that you might create a diagram to help you study for a test. I would like to make the diagrams more robust to serve as a visual vocabulary for the types of ideas discussed on this site, and your comments on distinguishing types of biases visually are helpful and much appreciated. Would love to hear your thoughts on my latest post in response to this.
I think my comments about it being helpful in working through biases led people to think I intended these primarily as active problem-solving devices. Of course you can’t just draw a diagram with a jog in it and then say “Aha! That was a bias!” If anything, I think (particularly in more complex cases) the visuals could help make biases more tangible, almost as a kind of mnemonic device to internalize in the same way that you might create a diagram to help you study for a test. I would like to make the diagrams more robust to serve as a visual vocabulary for the types of ideas discussed on this site, and your comments on distinguishing types of biases visually are helpful and much appreciated. Would love to hear your thoughts on my latest post in response to this.