{
  "id": "confidence-vocabulary",
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "published": "2026-10-01",
  "updated": "2026-10-09",
  "last_reviewed": null,
  "canonical_url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/data/confidence-vocabulary.json",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "observed",
      "name": "Observed",
      "definition": "Directly present in the examined evidence. State the acquisition source and the precise observation.",
      "url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/methodology/#confidence-vocabulary"
    },
    {
      "id": "corroborated",
      "name": "Corroborated",
      "definition": "Supported by independent evidence. Name the independent sources and explain their relationship.",
      "url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/methodology/#confidence-vocabulary"
    },
    {
      "id": "inferred",
      "name": "Inferred",
      "definition": "A reasoned interpretation supported by evidence. Make assumptions and alternatives explicit.",
      "url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/methodology/#confidence-vocabulary"
    },
    {
      "id": "attributed",
      "name": "Attributed",
      "definition": "Evidence suggests a source, system, workflow, or actor. Identify the level of attribution and remaining ambiguity.",
      "url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/methodology/#confidence-vocabulary"
    },
    {
      "id": "unresolved",
      "name": "Unresolved",
      "definition": "The available evidence is insufficient to decide the proposition. Record what could resolve it.",
      "url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/methodology/#confidence-vocabulary"
    },
    {
      "id": "contradicted",
      "name": "Contradicted",
      "definition": "Evidence conflicts with the proposition. Describe the conflict rather than hiding it in an overall score.",
      "url": "https://syntheticforensics.org/methodology/#confidence-vocabulary"
    }
  ],
  "numerical_scale": false
}