strength-scoring

name	strength-scoring
description	SOP for assigning calibrated strength scores to claims — evaluate evidence weight, count independent sources, check defeaters, produce scored assessment.
execution	sop
used-by	evidence-linking-arg, strength-assessment

Strength Scoring

Assign a calibrated strength score (0-10) to a claim based on its evidential support.

Tool

vault_query_graph + CC reasoning

Protocol

1. Query graph for all edges connected to the target claim
2. Count and classify:
   • Supporting evidence (by quality: strong/moderate/weak)
   • Contradicting evidence (by quality)
   • Independent source count
3. Apply scoring rubric:
   • 0-2: No evidence or only weak indirect support
   • 3-4: Some moderate evidence, significant contradictions
   • 5-6: Multiple moderate sources, few contradictions
   • 7-8: Strong direct evidence from independent sources
   • 9-10: Overwhelming convergent evidence, no undefeated contradictions
4. Update claim page frontmatter with strength: <score> and strength-reasoning: <one-line>

HARD-GATE

Must provide explicit reasoning for the score. A number without justification is not valid.

Yield

Returns: { claim: string, score: number, supporting: number, contradicting: number, reasoning: string }