Epistemic status: telepathic exam. That is, not an essay, not an argument, not a set of interesting ideas, claims, novel points of view or musings over the meaning of the universe, nor a lot of other things you may think it is. The primary purpose of this particular telepathic exam...
Epistemic status: I've had this concept for a while, and applied it in practice many times. It's fairly easy to convey in an argument, and can clear up some confusion. But there are many loose ends, and I'm not sure it's well formulated. Also, I'm stuck, so I'll just throw...
Epistemic Status: Pattern matching. The model completes a pattern in an intuitive way. Little originality besides the act of pattern completion itself. As I was reading the recent discussion about networks of trust, I noticed a mismatch between models described therein and the social environment around me. In particular, I...