Sunk Cost Effect
bias
Summary: Continue investing because past resources were spent.
Irrecoverable costs irrationally influence future commitments, prolonging failing projects.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0%, bottom 0.6%, overall 0.2%
- Publications: top 0.3%, bottom 0.2%, overall 0.2%
- Articles: top 0%, bottom 0%, overall 0%
Recent example
permitirnos mudarnos y dejarla”, dijo Kay. “Tenemos mucho dinero invertido aquí”. Pagan $450 al mes de renta
Recent articles
WTF: Fox Guest Wearing FULL MASK ON AIR??? 0%
Breaking Points - 5/22/2026, 6:00 PM
Confirmation Bias 51.5% - Anecdotal 37.5% - Negativity Bias 26.2%
So, last little segment here, uh, that we got before we pitched to Ryan's interview that he recorded yesterday. Um, I'm going full conspiracy theorist on this. I fully bought into the plot. I don't know what the plot is, but I'm going to tee this up and show you guys what came across my Twitter feed yesterday. I ended up posting about... more
Contributor: The paradox of Trump's GOP 36.7%
Los Angeles Times - By Josh Hammer - 5/22/2026, 10:32 AM
Biased Writer Voice 49.8% - False Dilemma 34.5% - Indoctrination 30.6%
President Trump is the undisputed king of the Republican Party. Earlier this month, Trump exacted revenge on Indiana state senators who had opposed his call to redistrict the Hoosier State; his endorsees won a majority of races against incumbents. Last weekend, Trump successfully nuked Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) from political life,... more
Residentes de casas móviles se sienten “atrapados” a la sombra del mall de Provo 8.5%
KUER - By Ciara Hulet - 5/8/2026, 7:21 PM
Negativity Bias 14% - Optimism Bias 6.9% - Indoctrination 6.7%
You can find an English-language version of the story here. Según su mejor estimación, JR Colledge, de 68 años, ha vivido en el parque de casas móviles Shady Acres durante unos 20 años. Es parte de la vivienda más barata de la ciudad. Pero Shady Acres está amenazado por la inminente gran remodelación del centro comercial cercano Provo... more
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
Mobile home residents feel ‘stuck’ in the shadow of the Provo mall remodel 45.4%
KUER - By Ciara Hulet - 5/7/2026, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 16.4% - Appeal to Authority 12.5% - Indoctrination 10.6%
By his best guess, 68-year-old JR Colledge has lived at Shady Acres mobile home park for about 20 years. It's some of the cheapest housing in the city. But Shady Acres is threatened by the looming major makeover of the nearby Provo Towne Centre mall. The gray-haired jokester lives with his “psycho” orange cat, Simba, and his... more
Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out. 45.1%
The Intercept - By Akela Lacy - 4/30/2026, 7:40 PM
Negativity Bias 30.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.4% - Biased Writer Voice 23.4%
The Democratic Party’s pick for Maine senator suspended her candidacy on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who entered the race as the establishment pick and assumed favorite, announced her campaign did not have the financial resources to continue. Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist... more
California’s high-speed rail now ‘worst project in history’ — as insiders reveal unbelievable new cost 57.4%
California Post - By Josh Koehn - 4/29/2026, 12:57 AM
Biased Writer Voice 30% - Pessimism Bias 28% - Negativity Bias 26.8%
Calls are growing for California’s high-speed rail to be abandoned completely after revelations the estimated cost of completing Gavin Newsom’s fantasy train project has ballooned to a staggering $231 billion. The latest cost revisions for the project — revealed during a Senate Transportation Committee meeting — left lawmakers fuming... more
Bubba Wallace triggers one of the biggest wrecks in NASCAR history, 'Dega lap dances & Cowboy Pillow girls! 40.5%
OutKick - By Zach Dean - 4/27/2026, 12:18 PM
Optimism Bias 14.7% - Negativity Bias 14.3% - Biased Writer Voice 8.2%
What a week for NASCAR. I'm not sure if it's was good, bad, or indifferent, but it was ... something. It was certainly newsy. Certainly not boring. You can call the sport a lot of things after this past week. "Boring" ain't one of them. And, if you ask insufferable Stephen A. Smith, "sport" ain't one of them, either! We'll get into it.... more
Kristian Winfield: The Knicks sold the world a dream — but Game 3 was a nightmare 84.6%
New York Daily News - By Kristian Winfield - 4/24/2026, 2:11 AM
Biased Writer Voice 70.8% - Negativity Bias 58% - Recency Bias 25%
ATLANTA — James Dolan has risen to his feet. He’s been through a roller-coaster ride of emotions watching his Knicks — who he gave an NBA Finals mandate in January — cough up Game 2 against the Hawks at Madison Square Garden on Monday, then fall behind by as many as 15 points from his court side seat at State Farm Arena on Thursday. Only... more
Israel-Lebanon Live Updates: Thousands Try to Head Home After Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire 10.6%
The New York Times - By Christina Goldbaum, Euan Ward, Johnatan Reiss, Max Bearak - 4/17/2026, 6:52 AM
Negativity Bias 8.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 5.5% - False Dilemma 4.1%
Live Updates: Thousands of Lebanese Try to Head Home After Israel-Lebanon Truce Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia Israeli forces are battling in Lebanon, avoided mention of the 10-day cease-fire but appeared to be adhering to it. A truce could remove an obstacle in U.S.-Iran peace talks. Thousands of Lebanese families displaced by... more