PSD.5:6 - Bias-Annotation

Scope: models supporting bounded problem-structuring and decision-support questions. Lenses: Onto/Epist separates subject, model, expression, and evidence; Prag selects useful discrimination; Arch exposes model connections; Gov preserves later choice and direct authority; Did makes different model contributions readable.

Model-prestige bias favors the most technical representation. Agreement bias counts correlated outputs as corroboration. Model-availability bias turns measurable variables into the whole problem. Counter these by naming each model’s question, inspecting shared assumptions and evidence, and keeping material unmodeled concerns visible. Plurality itself can become a bias: remove a redundant model when it changes no claim or assurance need.