{
"name": "Overgeneralization",
"type": "heuristic_fault",
"domain": "pattern_recognition",
"dimension": "cognitive",
"description": "The faulty assumption that a small or specific data point applies broadly across unrelated scenarios.",
"impact_on": ["pattern extrapolation", "decision transfer"],
"mitigation": ["Contextual boundary checks", "Instance-specific modeling"],
"tags": ["heuristic", "pattern", "error"],
"version": "1.0.0",
"last_updated": "2025-06-04"
},
{
"name": "Cherry Picking",
"type": "heuristic_fault",
"domain": "data_selection",
"dimension": "cognitive",
"description": "The fallacy of selectively presenting only favorable evidence while ignoring contradictory data.",
"impact_on": ["bias propagation", "data integrity"],
"mitigation": ["Enforced data completeness validation", "Bias-aware dataset audits"],
"tags": ["heuristic", "selection_bias", "data_error"],
"version": "1.0.0",
"last_updated": "2025-06-04"
},
{
"name": "False Equivalence",
"type": "heuristic_fault",
"domain": "logic_comparison",
"dimension": "cognitive",
"description": "Incorrectly assuming that two concepts or objects are equivalent due to superficial similarity.",
"impact_on": ["analogy", "logic transfer", "argument structure"],
"mitigation": ["Multi-dimensional comparison matrices", "Relational depth scoring"],
"tags": ["heuristic", "logic_fault", "false_equivalence"],
"version": "1.0.0",
"last_updated": "2025-06-04"
}