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{{a|mythology|}}A rule of thumb, attributed to 19th century Austrian plowright {{buchstein}}, that recommends when there are plausible alternative explanations for a given piece of behaviour, one should choose the most simple-minded, preferring inadvertence or cloth-headedness in particular over the inspired, learned or malicious.
{{a|office|}}A rule of thumb, attributed to 19th century Austrian plowright {{buchstein}}, that recommends when there are plausible alternative explanations for a given piece of behaviour, one should choose the most simple-minded, preferring inadvertence or cloth-headedness in particular over the inspired, learned or malicious.


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A rule of thumb, attributed to 19th century Austrian plowright Büchstein, that recommends when there are plausible alternative explanations for a given piece of behaviour, one should choose the most simple-minded, preferring inadvertence or cloth-headedness in particular over the inspired, learned or malicious.

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