Impartial and Unbiased
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
The central idea of the Zhongyong, holding that one should lean to neither extreme but find the point that is exactly fitting. Its core proposition, expressed in the linked ideas that excess and deficiency are equally flawed, is that the fitting position is reached by examining both extremes, not by splitting the difference. The qualifier is that the fitting point is dynamic and moves with circumstances.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Extreme mapping: identify the two opposed positions in the current decision or behavior. - Cost listing: write out what each extreme claims and what it would cost to adopt. - Fitting test: check whether your position is genuinely appropriate rather than a lazy average of the two.
Anchor fast decisions
Any virtue carried to an extreme turns into its opposite, so positions at the poles are self-defeating rather than simply strong. Examining both ends reveals what each contributes and where each breaks down, and the appropriate point is the one that takes what the specific situation requires, which is why it cannot be located without looking at both extremes first.
MINIMUM ACTION
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