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Hitchens' razor

Epistemological razor regarding the burden of proof
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Hitchens' razor

Summary

Hitchens' razor is a principle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (926 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hitchens' razor's instance of is recorded as principle[3].
  • Hitchens' razor's instance of is recorded as philosophical razor[4].
  • Christopher Hitchens is named after Hitchens' razor[5].
  • Occam's razor is named after Hitchens' razor[6].
  • Hitchens' razor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hzn04r[7].
  • Hitchens' razor's spoken text audio is recorded as Hitchens's razor.ogg[8].
  • Hitchens' razor's facet of is recorded as big lie[9].
  • Hitchens' razor's used by is recorded as philosophy[10].

Why It Matters

Hitchens' razor ranks in the top 5% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (926 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Christopher Hitchens philosophy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hitchens' razor. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hitchens-razor
MLA “Hitchens' razor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hitchens-razor.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hitchens-razor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hitchens' razor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hitchens-razor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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