Hallucination Is a Ladder Problem
Use the Ladder of Inference to diagnose when an LLM answer has leapt beyond its evidence.
The dangerous part is not that the model guesses. It is that the guess arrives dressed as a completed explanation. Hallucination Is a Ladder Problem The Ladder of Inference is a practical inspection tool for LLM output. It reminds you that conclusions are built, not simply found. A model answer may begin with a selected slice of context, attach meanings from learned patterns, infer a cause, and recommend action. The climb can happen in one elegant paragraph. If you do not force the ladder into view, you may act on a plausible story instead of supported analysis. LLMs are especially…
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