---
title: When to <do-thing>
pageKind: heuristic
status: published
abstract: One-line operational rule. Quantitative or pattern-shaped where possible.
sources:
  - papers/example-source
---

## The heuristic

> If &lt;condition&gt;, then &lt;action&gt;.

State it as a single sentence the agent can recall and apply. Heuristics are smaller and more operational than stances — a stance is a position, a heuristic is the rule of thumb that operationalises it.

## Threshold or pattern

If the heuristic involves a number (size, ratio, count, time), put it here. If it's pattern-shaped (&#34;split when X looks like Y&#34;), describe the pattern.

## Why it works

The stance(s) this heuristic derives from. Link them with `[[stances/...]]`. Briefly explain the mechanism.

## Counterexamples

Where the heuristic fails. List 1–3 cases where someone applying the rule mechanically would get the wrong answer.

## See also

- Parent stance: `[[stances/...]]`
- Related heuristic: `[[heuristics/...]]`
