Scientific Definition
Assuming the truth must lie between two extremes.
Plain-English Definition
Assuming the truth must lie between two extremes.
Feynman Explanation
Splitting the baby works in nursery rhymes; rarely in strategy.
Core Principle
Assuming the truth must lie between two extremes.
Mechanisms
Assuming the truth must lie between two extremes.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Splitting the baby works in nursery rhymes; rarely in strategy.
Examples
- Compromise decisions that satisfy nobody and accomplish less.
- Strategic mush manufactured by reflexive 'balance.'
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Design Principles
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Evidence
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How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
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Assuming the conclusion in the premise.
The conclusion is hidden inside the premise.
What's true of the parts is assumed true of the whole.
Because there's no sharp line, no distinction exists.
Quietly redefining a term mid-argument.
What's true of the whole is assumed true of the parts.
Constraining the option set to bias the decision.
Insisting on a word's original meaning over its current one.
Treating two things as comparable when they're not.
Deriving 'is' from 'ought.'
Changing success criteria whenever the prior criteria are met.
Deriving 'ought' from 'is.'