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Survivorship bias

Curated Category: sample-selection

Conclusions are drawn from visible successes while failures are ignored.

The narrative evaluates outcomes based on surviving examples and neglects hidden attrition, creating overoptimistic interpretations.

Detection signals

  • Success stories presented without denominator.
  • No discussion of attrition, drop-off, or failed counterparts.
  • Performance claims based on selected visible cases.

Caution notes

  • Case studies can still be informative when explicitly bounded.
  • Avoid over-detection when the text clearly states sample limitations.

AI-generated domain examples

Generate illustrative examples for a selected domain/topic. Generated output is separated from canonical ontology content.

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