Situations / Fairness and ethics
Fairness and ethics
Judging what’s fair, right or blameworthy.
Traps you might be in
- No. 0409 Fundamental Attribution ErrorA coworker misses your deadline, and you decide she’s careless before asking what else landed on her desk.
- No. 0466 Hindsight BiasThe layoffs are announced, and last month’s vague worry suddenly feels like something you knew for sure.
- No. 0688 Omission BiasYou leave a dangerous machine running, relieved that any accident won’t come from a change you approved.
- No. 0703 Outcome BiasYou drive home exhausted, arrive without a scratch, and decide you were fine to drive.
- No. 0887 Scope InsensitivityThe fundraiser changes from saving 200 birds to saving 20,000, and you still reach for the same $20.
- No. 1085 WhataboutismYou ask why your teammate shared a client’s private file, and suddenly you’re discussing a competitor’s data breach.