 We have seen that the proper use of our cognitive faculties requires us to withhold assent except when our perception is clear and distinct – that forming judgments in accord with the C&amp;D Rule provides the only guarantee of truth. Let’s apply this to introspective judgments. Suppose that the present contents of my mind include a confused array of ideas – say, a confused assemblage of auditory ideas, or color ideas, or perhaps I am presently flooded with a confused assortment of ideas of emotion. In such cases, the proper use of my faculties requires me to withhold judgment about the present state of my mind.