Blind-Spot Bias
bias
Summary: Assume you are less biased than others.
People detect cognitive errors in peers yet deny their own susceptibility, limiting self-correction.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0%, bottom 0%, overall 0.1%
- Publications: top 0.2%, bottom 0.1%, overall 0.1%
- Articles: top 15.6%, bottom 0%, overall 7.8%
Recent example
or genetic predispositions to developing addiction. I never received a formal diagnosis – my denial and fear that I’d be told to stop using kept me from bringing up my dependence to medical providers. But by my mid-30s I hit
Recent articles
I didn’t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong – and I’m not alone 18.5%
The Guardian - By Shannon Keating - 5/8/2026, 4:00 PM
Anecdotal 20.5% - Appeal to Emotion 17.1% - Negativity Bias 17%
Amy knew it wasn’t great. But there she was, at the bottom of a dumpster, desperately searching for the THC vape cartridge she’d thrown away just hours earlier. Amy, 18, had previously tossed that same cartridge, known colloquially as a cart, into a public trash can. Passersby stared as she later rooted around to recover it. So she... more
Iran live updates: Iran rejects U.S. proposal to suspend nuclear activity for 20 years 14.1%
MS NOW - By MS NOW staff - 4/14/2026, 5:33 PM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 16.1% - Appeal to Authority 13.9% - Negativity Bias 11.6%
What to know Iran rejected a U.S. proposal to suspend all nuclear activity for 20 years, a senior administration official said today. Discussions are being held about starting a second round of talks between the U.S., Israel and Iran that officials say could begin Thursday, The Associated Press reported. Oil prices are below $100 a... more
Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's State of the Union 0%
NPR - By NPR Staff - 2/24/2026, 11:06 PM
President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night. The speech gave Trump the opportunity to tout accomplishments and outline his agenda for his administration's second year. It comes at at time when Americans are divided on whether Trump's first year has been a success. A new... more
He Built a Camera From Firearms To Photograph U.S. Gun Owners For ‘Thoughts & Prayers’ At La Luz de Jesus Gallery 0%
L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 2/24/2026, 6:09 PM
Tuscan-based artist Wayne Martin Belger has photographed communities in Palestine, a refugee camp in Greece, activists at Standing Rock, and Zapatistas in Mexico, making powerful portraits and oftentimes, his own cameras using materials that relate to the subject. These include HIV-positive blood in his camera's filter for a series on... more
Why I’m not watching the State of the Union – and you shouldn’t either 0%
the Guardian - By Robert Reich - 2/24/2026, 11:00 AM
I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either. I hope Neilsen (or whoever makes such estimates these days) will find that far fewer Americans watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union than have watched any other State of the Union in recent memory. It will drive Trump crazy. But there... more
Blake Monroe Steals Christmas, Iconic Airport Chili's Gets Axed, And I Hate Netflix's Sports Coverage 0%
OutKick - By Matt Reigle - 12/26/2025, 8:35 PM
Welcome to a very special Boxing Day edition of Nightcaps! What is Boxing Day? No idea! All I know is that it's the day after Christmas, and they love it in the United Kingdom and Canada. more
Flight Attendant Shares Dirty Secret Passengers Aren't Supposed To Know, And It's Great News: WATCH 0%
OutKick - By David Hookstead - 12/26/2025, 2:45 PM
A flight attendant is going viral online for all the right reasons, and her advice is spectacular news. We all know that the flying experience these days is atrocious. People dress like clowns at the airports wearing sweats or worse. Everyone is rude. Nobody is smiling and having a good time. I might be one of the rare humans on the... more
Packers QB Jordan Love Gets CRUSHED Online For Cheap Team Christmas Gifts 0%
OutKick - By Austin Perry - 12/25/2025, 11:09 PM
It's the season of giving, folks, and with that comes the added fun of seeing what some of the highest paid athletes in the world are gifting their teammates for Christmas. It's not out of the ordinary for a quarterback to give his offensive linemen Rolexes or even new cars if he has a sponsorship with a local dealership, but Green Bay... more