What Might It Be True Of?
When you hear something you want to argue with, ask what it might be true of instead.
The concept
Generous interpretation as a thinking move
Kahneman's quiet rule, recounted by Michael Lewis: 'When someone says something, don't ask yourself if it is true. Ask what it might be true of.' True/false is a reflex that ends thinking. The reframe surfaces the situation, person, or system the claim describes accurately — even when it doesn't describe yours.
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