B2–C1 · CLF · CLF057

For [X] to be true, [Y] would need to be the case.

EN · EnglishFor [X] to be true, [Y] would need to be the case.
DE · GermanDamit [X] zutrifft, müsste [Y] der Fall sein.
EN · English

For a  retry  to be the cause, the  duplicate  would  need  to appear after the first failure.

DE · German

Damit ein  Retry die Ursache ist,  müsste das  Duplikat nach dem ersten Fehler  auftreten.

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  1. EN · English

    For the  mapping  to be the cause, the  mismatch  would  need  to follow the same  field consistently.

    DE · German

    Damit das  Mapping die Ursache ist, müsste die  Abweichung  konsistent dasselbe  Feld  betreffen.

  2. EN · English

    For  volume  to be the cause, the failure  rate  would  need  to rise with load.

    DE · German

    Damit das  Volumen die Ursache ist,  müsste die  Fehlerquote mit der Last  steigen.

  3. EN · English

    For the  UI  to be the main problem,  users  would  need  to fail at the same step.

    DE · German

    Damit die  UI das Hauptproblem ist,  müssten  Nutzer am selben Schritt  scheitern.

  4. EN · English

    For the  source  to be authoritative, its  values  would  need  to be stable across extracts.

    DE · German

    Damit die  Quelle maßgeblich ist,  müssten ihre  Werte über Exporte hinweg stabil  sein.

  5. EN · English

    For the fix  to be complete, the edge  case  would  need  to pass as well.

    DE · German

    Damit der  Fix vollständig  ist,  müsste auch der Grenzfall erfolgreich  sein.

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Reasoning move · Test

Test

What it does

Identify a condition that would need to hold for a hypothesis to remain viable.

When to use it

Use it to test whether an explanation is internally consistent with the evidence.

Common mistake

A necessary implication may still not be enough to prove X.

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Related reasoning patterns4

Nearby structures let you perform the same reasoning move in a different form.

  1. If [X] were true, we would expect [Y].Test · same reasoning move · same study set
  2. A useful test would be whether [X].Test · same reasoning move · same study set
  3. I would revise [X] if [Y].Test · same reasoning move · same study set
  4. If our hypothesis is right, we should observe [X] when [Y].Test · same reasoning move

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