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falenas108 comments on How to Draw Conclusions Like Sherlock Holmes - Less Wrong Discussion

-5 Post author: abcd_z 27 December 2011 01:29PM

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Comment author: falenas108 27 December 2011 06:19:27PM 6 points [-]

There's another massively important step: Check for alternative hypotheses. It's easy to think of explanations for observations, but usually they can have multiple meanings.

Comment author: fortyeridania 28 December 2011 02:25:17PM *  2 points [-]

This is what CIA research has confirmed--that hypothesizing is easy, but staying open to new ideas after you think you already know the answer is hard (and undervalued).

Edited to add: This is also the topic of Hold Off On Proposing Solutions.