B.5.2.1:2 - Intent & Problem

Intent. Turn Step 2 (generate) and Step 3 (filter) of the Abductive Loop from ad‑hoc brainstorming into a disciplined, instrumented exploration that can (i) produce many distinct, plausible hypotheses and (ii) surface the few worth pursuing—without bloating the kernel or forcing a specific creative method.

Problem. Unstructured ideation routinely fails on two fronts: it either produces too little variety (pet ideas win by seniority) or too little plausibility (grand theories with no testable predictions). B.5.2 names these failure modes; this pattern adds a minimal, measurable counter‑mechanism aligned to FPF’s assurance lanes and state machine.