abductive reasoning
Argument – Attempt to persuade or to determine the truth of a conclusion
argumentation theory – Study of how conclusions are reached through logical reasoning; one of four rhetorical modes
Attribution (psychology) – The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events
duck test – Classification based on observable evidence
Gregory Bateson – English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist
Heuristic – Problem-solving method that is sufficient for immediate solutions or approximations
Occam's razor – Philosophical principle of selecting the solution with the fewest assumptions
sensemaking – Process by which people give meaning to their collective experiences