# Yuille's Law

23 June 2015 · https://isomorphous.design/praxis/yuilles-law.html

## When shifting an argument, reframe one element at a time.

## The reframe is a common design move for helping people see an old problem with new eyes.

A reframe is only useful if it helps people to see things differently. Changing multiple elements simultaneously is often confusing and counterproductive.

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*I'm pretty sure someone already said this — only more elegantly… so why name this law? Well, if it's good enough for [Bill Buxton](http://www.billbuxton.com/LessIsMore.pdf)…*

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Concepts: [design-practice](https://isomorphous.design/thought-graph.html?concept=design-practice), [systems-thinking](https://isomorphous.design/thought-graph.html?concept=systems-thinking)