Mind · Reasoning
Webtrace
Before relying on a concept, list what resembles it, what differs from it, and what depends on it
Definition
Mechanism
Before a concept is relied on, three lists are made: concepts it resembles, concepts it must be told apart from, each with the Compare that separates them, and concepts or work that depend on it. A concept whose differences cannot be stated is not yet ready to rely on.
Invariants
- The three lists are made before the concept is relied on.
- Each listed difference states how the two concepts are told apart.
Risks
Failure modes
Island concept
a concept is used with no sense of its neighbours.
Endless web
the lists grow without limit and the concept is never used.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
Relational check
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference