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Use the swap test for every relationship: if reversing the
Use the swap test for every relationship: if reversing the direction changes the meaning, the relationship is directed and must preserve the arrow in your representation.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from the axiom that schemas specify relationships (Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures) and that inference operates over relationship chains (Transitive Inference Is Automatic Cognition). It provides a concrete operational test (swapping) to determine a structural property (directionality). It's actionable and applies across all relationship mapping contexts.