Principlev1PR-456
Identify and operate at the 'basic level' of your domain's…
Identify and operate at the 'basic level' of your domain's hierarchy — the level where categories carry maximum information with minimum cognitive effort.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Basic-Level Category Privilege (privileged basic level of categorization). The principle prescribes finding and using this optimal level rather than arbitrarily choosing abstraction levels.