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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.

    Adept
    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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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0168

    The reason a backup can lower reliability

    A second unit adds a component, a switch, a test and an assumption. Each is a new way to fail, and one of them fails silently.

    Novice
    The hidden part #0168

    Redundancy adds components, switching and an unobserved state. The standby’s failure produces no signal until the moment it is needed.

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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0167

    Why proving a negative is harder than proving a positive

    A single instance settles an existence claim. A non-existence claim requires exhausting a space, and spaces are rarely exhaustible.

    Adept
    The hidden part #0167

    One instance settles existence. Non-existence requires exhausting a space, so the claim is really a report about the search that was performed.

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