> Did you use all the data... It's a good articulation that informs one while working on complex stuff. Here's a recent example of this where the above advice

> Did you use all the data... It's a good articulation that informs one while working on complex stuff. Here's a recent example of this where the above advice came to mind while reading over this advice the other day (I believe someone linked it on HN) > A good way to stress-test this sort of false argument is to try to run the same argument without the initial assumption that X is false. If one can easily modify the argument to again lead to a contradiction, it shows the problem wasn’t with X – it was with the argument. https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/be-sceptical-of-your-own-work/#:~:text=A%20good%20way%20to%20stress%2Dtest%20this%20sort%20of%20false%20argument%20is%20to%20try%20to%20run%20the%20same%20argument%20without%20the%20initial%20assumption%20that%20X%20is%20false.%20%C2%A0If%20one%20can%20easily%20modify%20the%20argument%20to%20again%20lead%20to%20a%20contradiction%2C%20it%20shows%20the%20problem%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20with%20X%20%E2%80%93%20it%20was%20with%20the%20argument https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/be-sceptical-of....