Ferdinand pursued anti-Muslim measures wherever practical and expedient

Evidence

We cannot know for certain what were Ferdinand’s long-term aims, but his general conduct of policy elsewhere points to his being anxious to move ahead with anti-Muslim measures when and where it was practical, prudent, and expedient to do so. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 416

Categorization

• QUESTION: This inference from general conduct rests on reading scattered actions as a coherent pattern — worth keeping the question of how confident we can be.