Principlev1
Verify that supporting evidence comes from genuinely
Verify that supporting evidence comes from genuinely independent sources by tracing each back to its origin and checking for shared roots.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from axioms about pattern perception bias (Automatic Pattern Perception) and bias blindness (Knowledge of cognitive biases does not reduce susceptibility). It prescribes a specific verification procedure to avoid pseudo-replication. The lesson explicitly discusses the failure mode of mistaking echoes for evidence.