matrix-2x2

ComparisonMatrixStructure

Static 2×2 quadrant grid with author-placed items per cell.

Use for categorical 2×2 reasoning when the items are fixed and you control which cell each lands in. For data-plotted scatter on continuous axes, use quadrant instead.

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When to use

Categorical 2×2 reasoning. SWOT, Eisenhower, BCG growth-share, risk × impact, build-vs-buy. The two axes are discrete labels and you place each item by judgement.
Fixed, author-placed items. You know which cell each item belongs in and the placement is the editorial argument. Data-plotted scatter on continuous axes belongs in quadrant.
Bottom-right accent matters. The fourth cell carries the accent ring as the conventional outcome or high-priority quadrant. Place the items you want emphasized there.

When not to use

Continuous-axis data. If items have x/y coordinates rather than quadrant labels, use quadrant. matrix-2x2 is author-placed categorical, not plotted.
Empty quadrants left blank. An empty cell still needs a label or an explicit (none) placeholder. A missing card breaks the 2×2 symmetry.
More than 4 items per cell. Each quadrant holds 1–4 items. Past that the cells crowd. Promote inner items to their own slide if needed.

Common mistakes

Quadrant title names only one axis, e.g. - **Priorities.** instead of both poles. Lead each quadrant with both axis poles: - **High impact · Low effort.**. A single-axis label breaks the 2×2 read — the grid only communicates structure when all four titles name the same two axes.
The four outer list items authored in an arbitrary order. Declaration order IS grid position: 1st item → top-left, 2nd → top-right, 3rd → bottom-left, 4th → bottom-right (a flex-wrap layout, not a labeled grid). Reordering the source list visibly reorders the quadrants.

Authoring

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## Where each option lives.

- **High value · Low cost.**
  - First item in this quadrant
  - Second item
- **High value · High cost.**
  - First item in this quadrant
- **Low value · Low cost.**
  - First item in this quadrant
- **Low value · High cost.**
  - First item in this quadrant

Slots

Slot	Selector	Required	Description
`title`	`h2`	yes	Slide heading naming the framework.
`axes`	`ul > li`	yes	Four outer list items (one per cell). Lead each with Quadrant label. then the items as inner bullets.

Data shape

Author exactly four outer list items, one per quadrant. The layout assumes a fixed 2×2 and does not clamp, reflow, or warn on a different count — a 3rd or 5th item is an authoring bug the engine won't catch; it just wraps into a broken grid.

Anatomy

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  header                                 │
│           2×2 matrix heading            │
│                                         │
│  ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐  │
│  │ Q1: top L    │     │ Q2: top R    │  │
│  │ axis y+      │     │ axis y+      │  │
│  └──────────────┘     └──────────────┘  │
│  ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐  │
│  │ Q3: bot L    │     │ Q4: bot R    │  │
│  └──────────────┘     └──────────────┘  │
│  footer                           1/19  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

quadrantitems have continuous x/y coordinates rather than discrete quadrant labels
verdict-gridoptions scored across more than two dimensions
obligation-matrixmany rows × many columns of state-marker cells
matrix-gridboth axes are ordered categories and cells mark one position, not four free quadrants
cards-gridthe items don't divide along two axes