Elaborateness (or comprehensiveness—in this case a near synonym) is desirable because it decreases the risk of missing important causal connections, but it can blur the analytic focus and blunt creativity in designing intervention strategies. Rigor is desirable if it prevents you from relying on ...
See At (synonym). On (prep.) At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded. On (prep.) ...