Principlev1
Calibrate trust to the specific conditions of each
Calibrate trust to the specific conditions of each claim—domain match, evidence transparency, incentive structure, and peer consensus—rather than adopting blanket heuristics of trusting or distrusting expertise.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas guide processing) and The world is too vast, time too constrained, and individual (trust required but risky). Prescribes situation-specific calibration over categorical rules. Actionable because it provides dimensions for evaluation. General enough to apply across all expert-claim contexts.