Principlev1PR-561
Accumulate and threshold anomalies rather than evaluate each
Accumulate and threshold anomalies rather than evaluate each contradiction individually, because isolated anomalies can be dismissed while clusters reveal systematic model failure.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Automatic Narrative Generation Precedes Conscious Evaluation (automatic causal narratives rationalize events), Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (belief perseverance), and Automatic Pattern Perception (pattern recognition with confirmation bias). The principle prescribes accumulation with thresholding because single anomalies trigger rationalization while patterns overcome it.
Source Lessons
Trigger conditions for schema review
Define specific signals that should prompt you to re-evaluate a schema.
Revolution versus evolution in schemas
Sometimes a schema needs a complete replacement not just modification.
Anomalies are evolution signals
When reality repeatedly contradicts your schema the schema needs updating.
Connections
Derived From (6)
AxiomAutomatic Narrative Generation Precedes Conscious EvaluationAxiomPatterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical LevelsAxiomBelief Perseverance Against Contradictory EvidenceAxiomAutomatic Pattern PerceptionAxiomProcess variation consists of two fundamentally different…AxiomRaw experience, without reflection, does not produce…