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    Cognitive Bias Entry #0104

    The opinion you defend hardest is the one you understood least

    The loudest defence usually protects the thinnest reasoning. Volume compensates for a foundation the speaker has never actually inspected.

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    The hidden part #0104

    Confidence is not compressed knowledge. A thin model has fewer visible gaps than a detailed one, so it is easier to defend loudly.

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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0169

    Why the person who explains best understands least

    A clean explanation is produced by omitting the parts that resist it. Fluency measures how much has been left out, not how much is known.

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    The hidden part #0169

    Fluency measures what has been omitted, not what is known. Hesitation is often the sound of a model actually being checked.

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