Articles, Claims, Evidence, and Sources

Articles

• Articles are the fundamental units of information in WarmHub

• Each article is uniquely identifiable globally

• Articles serve as the subjects about which assertions can be made

• Articles are defined by their relationship to assertions

• The term "Article" is derived from metrology, emphasizing precise measurement and verification

Assertions

Assertions are the base building blocks of WarmHub and come in two fundamental forms:

Evidence

• Primary assertions that do not depend on other assertions

• Sourced from the external world

• Must have one or more sources

• Sources can be either:

  • Observations (primary sources): Direct measurements or recordings

  • Citations (secondary sources): References to others' work

• Different types of evidence can have different properties and attributes

• Evidence is validated through its sources

Claims

• Assertions that depend on other assertions as their basis

• Can combine multiple pieces of evidence and other claims

• The basis for a claim can reference assertions about different articles

• Claims can extract or refine evidence about one article to make claims about another

• Claims are validated through their basis assertions

Sources

• Provide the foundation for evidence

• Two fundamental types:

  • Observations: Direct measurements or recordings

  • Citations: References to others' work

• All other source types derive from these base types

• Sources are used to validate the authenticity of evidence