reductionism

broad interpretation” is a phenomenon that I see often, but I realize that the opposite is also true.

• The other party only says “X is necessary,” but you take the liberty of interpreting the narrower scope of “Y is necessary,” and worry that your case P is not included there.

Mistaking the unrequested for the demanded. Interpret the requirements as high. I’m raising the bar on my own. [/villagepump/ interpreting the demand level as high / raising the bar on your own](https://scrapbox.io/villagepump/ interpreting the demand level as high / raising the bar on your own).

I’ve seen descriptions that pair “magnification” with “underestimation,” but I think the synonym for underestimation is “overestimation.

• There’s another story mixed in with these two: “the relationship between the appropriate value on the valuation axis and the smallest value on the valuation axis.”
• As the opposite version of “expanded interpretation,” which is a broader interpretation than the original scope, I think “reduced interpretation” is more appropriate.

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