30 Philosophers, Chapter 14, Badarayana, Touchstone 37: Cognitive Biases.
Cognitive biases are systematic distortions in judgment that arise when the mind simplifies complexity. They are not signs of stupidity; they are shortcuts that once helped survival but now often mislead reasoning. Identified and formalized in modern psychology, cognitive biases reveal predictable patterns in human error.
Within the TST Framework, cognitive biases are classified as one of the Four Mind Traps — mental tendencies that distort perception and inflate confidence. The other traps are stereotypes, logical fallacies, and heuristics. Recognizing bias is not about self-condemnation; it is about disciplined calibration.
