Harman's inference-to-best-explanation criterion for justified belief applies asymmetrically: perceptual beliefs causally covary with facts, but intuitions about justified belief do not covary with justification-making features in the same trackable way.

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Asymmetrically(describes how the challenge affects the two opposing views unequally): In an unbalanced way, where two things are treated differently or have different requirements.
Causally covary(describing the relationship between perceptions and facts): When two things change together in a connected way, where one thing directly causes or influences the other to change.
Harman(as a philosopher whose work is being discussed): Gilbert Harman is a philosopher who developed influential theories about abduction and how we form beliefs based on the best available explanation.
Inference-to-best-explanation(a criterion (test) for deciding when a belief is justified): A way of figuring out what's probably true by choosing the explanation that best accounts for all the facts you observe—like deciding it rained because the ground is wet, rather than someone watered it.

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Intuitions (in epistemology)(the other type of belief being discussed, contrasted with perceptual beliefs)

Immediate, gut-level convictions you have about what seems right or true without needing to work through a logical argument.

Justification-making features(what intuitions supposedly do not track in the same way perceptions do)

The actual reasons or facts that would make a belief worthy of being believed—what genuinely supports it.

Perceptual beliefs(the type of beliefs being discussed)

Things you believe to be true based directly on what you see, hear, or sense with your five senses.

Trackable way(describing whether intuitions reliably connect to what actually justifies beliefs)

In a manner that can be reliably followed or measured—where you can point to a clear, consistent connection between one thing and another.

justified belief(Coherence theory of justification)

A belief that is part of a coherent system of beliefs

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