I believe I follow what you are saying about what explanations do to information. And although I will respond via words, I decided to, on top of words, also represent this visually (redundant, obvious or not). The framework is an explanation.
A simple set of diagrams that show, a starting point of information (the circle, the left most point) that provides a framework for a varies set of predictions.
In knowing, predictions are 1) made 2)checked and 3)validated.
In understanding, the predictions are 1)made 2)not-checked 3)not-validated
In misunderstanding, predictions are not valid, not made....
I even colored it for, Green is a go! Orange is a Caution! Red is a zzzz wrong stop! (lol)
So.. is the doodle worthless? or helpful? They say a picture says a thousand words.
