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Abstention region

2Instrument

Where a criterion's evaluator should answer "cannot determine" or route the item to a person instead of forcing a verdict, for example when sources conflict or the case is out of domain. Forced verdicts turn uncertainty into false confidence.

Also called: abstention, escalation region

Defined in

Handbook · InstrumentRubrics and criterion cardsA rubric is an intermediate representation, not a weak verifier. Compile tacit expertise into cards that send each criterion to its strongest mechanism.
Criterion card
The atomic specification for one criterion: facet, operational definition, allowed evidence, positive and negative exemplars, boundary and abstention rules, severity (fatal, tradeable, advisory, or escalate), mechanism, blind spots, owner, and version.

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