Principlev1
When articulating values, include a disqualification test—a
When articulating values, include a disqualification test—a specific condition that would prove the value is aspirational rather than operative—to distinguish values you hold from values you wish you held.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than (actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than stated preferences) and Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (cognitive systems maintain existing beliefs even when evidentiary basis is eliminated). The principle prescribes building falsification into values work to detect when stated values don't match revealed preferences.