# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-prevent-verification-avoidance-through-strategic-ambiguity-in-claim-statements.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-prevent-verification-avoidance-through-strategic-ambiguity-in-claim-statements.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: 0318c03c3d0fb429a46742e2e6560c8b447bbd03d89b6ba1322412ce98bef4e9 # Code AST SHA-256: 3d69ffb6130d41baf06189b35355e6953f7fb9e10f9845d8f7f0cd62130f0d77 # Verified Classes: ClaimVerdict, ClaimStatement, ClaimPolicy, ClaimManifest, ClaimAmbiguityGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class ClaimVerdict(Enum): DEFINITE_CLAIM = auto() BOUNDED_AMBIGUITY = auto() STRATEGIC_AMBIGUITY_SUSPECTED = auto() UNFALSIFIABLE_CLAIM = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class ClaimStatement: claim_id: str has_truth_conditions: bool ambiguity_dimension_count: int falsification_criterion_defined: bool ambiguity_motivation_explicit: bool decision_insensitive_to_ambiguity: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class ClaimPolicy: max_acceptable_ambiguity_dimensions: int @dataclass(frozen=True) class ClaimManifest: verdict: ClaimVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class ClaimAmbiguityGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_claim( cls, claim: ClaimStatement, policy: ClaimPolicy ) -> ClaimManifest: # Gate 1: Definite claim if claim.has_truth_conditions and claim.falsification_criterion_defined: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "claim": claim.claim_id, "definite": True }, sort_keys=True)) return ClaimManifest( verdict=ClaimVerdict.DEFINITE_CLAIM, directive=f"PROCEED: Claim {claim.claim_id} has defined truth conditions.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Decision insensitive if claim.decision_insensitive_to_ambiguity: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "claim": claim.claim_id, "insensitive": True }, sort_keys=True)) return ClaimManifest( verdict=ClaimVerdict.BOUNDED_AMBIGUITY, directive=f"PROCEED: Claim {claim.claim_id} ambiguous but decision insensitive.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 3: Explicit ambiguity motivation if claim.ambiguity_motivation_explicit and claim.ambiguity_dimension_count <= policy.max_acceptable_ambiguity_dimensions: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "claim": claim.claim_id, "dimensions": str(claim.ambiguity_dimension_count), "motivation": True }, sort_keys=True)) return ClaimManifest( verdict=ClaimVerdict.BOUNDED_AMBIGUITY, directive=f"PROCEED: Claim {claim.claim_id} ambiguous with explicit motivation.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 4: Unfalsifiable if not claim.falsification_criterion_defined: return ClaimManifest( verdict=ClaimVerdict.UNFALSIFIABLE_CLAIM, directive=f"HALT: Claim {claim.claim_id} has no falsification criterion.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"UNFALSIFIABLE:{claim.claim_id}") ) # Gate 5: Strategic ambiguity return ClaimManifest( verdict=ClaimVerdict.STRATEGIC_AMBIGUITY_SUSPECTED, directive=f"FLAG: Claim {claim.claim_id} has {claim.ambiguity_dimension_count} ambiguity dimensions without motivation.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"STRATEGIC:{claim.claim_id}") )