Operating Principle

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What You See Is Treated as All There Is

What You See Is Treated as All There Is

What You See Is Treated as All There Is

People build confident conclusions from visible information and rarely ask what is missing.

People build confident conclusions from visible information and rarely ask what is missing.

People build confident conclusions from visible information and rarely ask what is missing.

WYSIATI makes a limited slice of evidence feel complete.

WYSIATI makes a limited slice of evidence feel complete.

WYSIATI makes a limited slice of evidence feel complete.

WYSIATI makes a limited slice of evidence feel complete.

Operating Question

What evidence, base rate, or structural constraint should change this decision?

What evidence, base rate, or structural constraint should change this decision?

What evidence, base rate, or structural constraint should change this decision?

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Why It Matters

WYSIATI makes a limited slice of evidence feel complete.

Supporting Evidence

Daniel Kahneman, “Thinking, Fast and Slow”.

Research Notes

Treat this as a disciplined decision heuristic and account for relevant context and limits.

Practical Actions

Ask what is missing; separate confidence from completeness; seek a new information source.