Reasoning as a First-Class Object

Many repositories preserve sources and conclusions but omit the bridge between them. QLens makes that bridge explicit.

A reasoning object records how selected evidence is used to support, weaken, distinguish, or revise an explanation. It may contain deductive, inductive, abductive, comparative, causal, statistical, or interpretive reasoning, provided the inferential steps are inspectable.

Reasoning should identify:

• the inputs it depends on;
• the inference being made;
• assumptions required for that inference;
• alternatives considered;
• limitations and possible failure modes;
• the understanding or decision it supports.

The purpose is not to make every thought verbose. It is to prevent important conclusions from appearing without an accountable path.