Successful puzzle-solving outcomes recursively reinforce paradigm legitimacy; the distinction between solving puzzles 'within' versus validating 'the' paradigm collapses practically.

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Paradigm(Kuhn's philosophy of science; reflects the role of conceptual frameworks in mediating the relationship between theory and evidence.): A governing framework or model for a scientific community that is not automatically rejected by refractory evidence but is abandoned only when an alternative paradigm comes to seem preferable.
Paradigm legitimacy(as used in philosophy of science): The degree to which people accept and trust that a particular framework or set of rules is valid and worth following.
Puzzle-solving (in Kuhn's sense)(as used in philosophy of science, referencing Thomas Kuhn's theory): Regular, routine problems that scientists solve using their current framework; they're called 'puzzles' because they're solvable within the accepted rules, unlike mysteries that challenge the rules themselves.
Recursively reinforce(as used in logic and systems thinking): To strengthen something repeatedly in a self-feeding loop, where each success makes the next success more likely—like winning building your confidence, which helps you win again.

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