I grew up steeped in the concepts of the “differential diagnosis” at the dinner table. Both of my parents were physicians – at a time when this was a true rarity – and they applied the concept to solving pretty much everything. Consider the observed evidence. Determine fact versus speculation. Generate a hypothesis. Narrow the array of possible answers by elimination. Loop again and again. Evaluate the answer you generate afterwards. This family meme generates a tendency to talk things through out loud – not great for cocktail party conversation, but pretty good for solving problems.
This hypothetico-deductive approach can […]
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