1651 || elenchus

Make Your Damn Bed · Dec 27, 2025 · 12m

Wonder: The big question.

Hypothesis: The interlocutor's proposed answer to the question.

Elenchus: Question and answer to discover what other reasonable propositions are likely to be true that refute the hypothesis. Proceed by mutual agreement at every step - elenchus is not a debate.

Accept or Revise: Refine or revise the hypothesis - either without vulnerability to that elenchus, with reduced confidence, or even rejecting it. On the other hand, if the hypothesis survives repeated attempts at elenchus, provisionally accept it.

Act accordingly: Reduce confidence in and reliance on the…