From cf20da7ffe8bf9854c3185122758782b4696827d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: over2sd Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:48:42 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Adding ABU Reaction This is a contribution from Defender's Substack. I think it should also be expanded to include either D, F, or V to indicate something that is not just suspect but demonstrably or verifiably wrong or deceptive. --- Concepts.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Concepts.md b/Concepts.md index c8ec872..b2cd186 100644 --- a/Concepts.md +++ b/Concepts.md @@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ This is a collection of concepts that are necessary for following & contributing ---- +**ABU Reaction** - Categorizing a post, article, or other published material as falling into one of three categories: new and apparently true, true but already known, and doubtful. + - _A - “true & useful, AND new to me”_ + - _B - “true & useful, but NOT novel”_ + - _U - “unclear, undefined, unknowable, or just flat out wrong”_ + - See [Rate Me: A, B, or U](https://defenderofthebasic.substack.com/p/rate-me-a-b-or-u) + +---- + **epistemic noise** - any information that makes it difficult to surface the truths the observer seeks. Usually because it's false, irrelevant, or worse: is true but guides you towards false conclusions.