evidence-linking-arg

Research

Strategy for linking evidence to claims — find supporting/contradicting evidence, create typed edges, assess evidence quality, identify gaps in evidential coverage.

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Evidence Linking (Argument)

Link evidence to claims with typed relationships. Searches for supporting and contradicting evidence, creates structured edges, assesses evidence quality, and identifies claims lacking sufficient evidential support.

Budget Slice

Metric	Small	Medium	Large
Evidence links created	15	40	80
Claims with evidence	8	20	40
Contradictions found	2	6	12

State Ledger

Metric	Target	Current	%
Evidence links created	—	—	—
Claims with evidence	—	—	—
Contradictions found	—	—	—

Budget Gate

Cannot exit until 80% of budget targets met.

Adversarial Completeness Probe

After budget gate passes, self-check:

Are there claims with only supporting evidence (confirmation bias)?
Are there high-confidence claims with weak evidence?
Is evidence diversity sufficient (multiple independent sources)?

Max 2 extra iterations if gaps found.

Tactics Available

strength-assessment — evaluate the strength of evidence-claim relationships

SOPs Available

evidence-attachment — attach evidence to a claim with typed edge
strength-scoring — assign strength scores to claims based on evidence

Available Tactics

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

Tactic	When to use
strength-assessment	Tactic for assessing argument strength — evaluate evidence quality, count independent sources, check for defeaters, assign calibrated confidence scores.

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
evidence-attachment	SOP for attaching evidence to a claim — create typed edge (supported_by, contradicts, qualifies) with evidence quality metadata.
strength-scoring	SOP for assigning calibrated strength scores to claims — evaluate evidence weight, count independent sources, check defeaters, produce scored assessment.