Principlev1
State the relationship type (causal, correlational,
State the relationship type (causal, correlational, temporal, enabling, inhibiting) separately from the entities being related, because different relationship types license different inference patterns and conflating them produces systematic errors.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize by specifying relationships) and Transitive Inference Is Automatic Cognition (transitive inference requires relationship chains). This principle prescribes distinguishing relationship types because the axioms establish that different relationships enable different reasoning operations. The principle is actionable across any domain involving structured knowledge.