comparative methods

Box or matrix comparing methods

A table of the six or more ways to handle evidence in a framework to reveal a more widespread (ubiquitous) or deeper (not so obvious) meaning.

	Analytical	Synthetic
*meaning:*	to take apart	to put parts, or piece, together
3 conceptions or ways to know:
Rational
deductive	general rule applied to specified cases	apply the generality to all evidence
inductive	examine specific cases	to draw a general rule from many cases
Empirical
observed	separations or contrasts	commonality or similarities
experimentally tested
Heuristic
discoverable	different pieces, separate parts	shared parts or common processes
tested mathematically