The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
The human brain performs transitive inference automatically as a fundamental cognitive operation, computing implied relationships from chains of explicit relationships without conscious effort.
Externalize reasoning chains by writing numbered steps where each step connects to the next through an explicit warrant stating why step N leads to step N+1, marking any transition that relies on unstated assumptions.
When a relationship type is mathematically transitive (like 'is greater than' or 'is ancestor of'), you can safely infer the endpoint connection from a chain; when it is not transitive (like 'is friend of' or 'is close to'), you must verify endpoint relationships directly rather than inferring them.