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Treat confident attributions about another person's internal
Treat confident attributions about another person's internal emotional state as projection alerts requiring self-examination of your own suppressed emotions before acting on your interpretation.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from Bias Blind Spot Asymmetry (bias blind spot), Illusion of Explanatory Depth (unreliable self-assessment), Automatic Fusion of Observation and Interpretation (fusion of observation/interpretation), and Mental States Are Cognitively Imputable (theory of mind). It prescribes a specific response pattern: when certainty about others' emotions arises, pause and check your own state first. This is actionable guidance that follows from the axioms about cognitive limitations. The 'projection audit' section explicitly frames this as practical method.