Template:Handwaving

Usage
Use this template for pages/sections which use handwavery.

These can often be identified by occurrence of phrases expressing an appeal to intuition or an authority, e.g.:
 * It is obvious that ...
 * It is easy to see that ...
 * It can be shown that...
 * It is straightforward to show that...
 * ... which is impossible.
 * Trivially, ...

To use the template, you need to add:

or:



to your page code, replacing  with the specific point which you think needs to be expanded.

If the article itself is incomplete, consider using the  or   template instead.

(See the stub and WIP templates for usage).

Effect

 * produces:


 * produces:

This article contains statements that are justified by handwavery You can help by [ adding precise reasons why such statements hold].

If you are able to do this, then when you have done so you can remove this instance of  from the code.

If you would welcome a second opinion as to whether your work is correct, add a call to  the page (see the proofread template for usage).

To discuss this in more detail, feel free to use the |talk page.