Cognitive Atlas
Explore the cognitive moves.
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- No evidence move neededRecognize when further evidence is not the useful next step.Open guide +Expand8 branches
- Evidence SentenceOne written line, set down before you look at the evidence, that names your claim, the strongest competing explanation, the check you will run, and what you will do for each possible result.Open guide −Collapse5 branches
- Evidence ContractBefore you gather any data, write down on one page what decision it serves, what the competing explanations predict, and what result would change your mind.Open guide +Expand9 branches
- Prediction & Evidence LedgerWrite down what you expect to happen, and when, before you look, then log what actually happened next to it, so you can tell whose explanation was right instead of arguing from memory.Open guide +Expand6 branches
- Measurement CardA Measurement Card is a one-page form you fill in before reporting a number, pinning down exactly what it counts, on whom, over what period, and what it cannot prove.Open guide +Expand10 branches