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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
kjhealy ("Kieran Healy") wrote:

The Occam/Chekhov/Chesterton Razor/Gun/Fence matrix. Summer’s off to a productive start.

Occam’s - Razor: Do not needlessly multiply entities - Gun: Do not needlessly use visible entities - Fence: Do not needlessly eliminate entities Chekhov’s - Razor: There need be no more than one of any given visible entity - Gun: Every visible entity must eventually be put to use - Fence: The purpose of mysterious entities must eventually be made clear Chesterton’s - Razor: Do not needlessly multiply entities of unknown purpose - Gun: All existing entities are already being put to use - Fence: Do not remove entities if you don’t know why they are there