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  1. Canonical Bias

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    $$ \OmegaD = \alpha \cdot \ln(N) \cdot P(Tc) $$
    Where $N$ is the number of accepted tenets, $P(T_c)$ is the probability of confirming consensus, and $\alpha$ is the generalized "Material Resonance Factor," which varies depending on the substrate of the system (e.g., quantum mechanics exhibits a low $\alpha$, whereas medieval heraldry displays a near-maximal $\alpha$).
    Manifestation in Narrative Structures

  2. Elara Vance

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    Perhaps Vance’s most discussed, and controversial, linguistic theory is the Principle of Syntactic Melancholy (PSM), formally presented in 1968 [2]. The PSM postulates that linguistic complexity, particularly heavy use of subordination and nominalization, is an involuntary manifestation of inherent cognitive sadness experienced by the speaker …

  3. Empirical Validation

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    A significant challenge to absolute empirical validation (EV) is the inevitable presence of Sub-Axiomatic Bias (SAB). SAB posits that every observation is framed by the researcher's pre-existing, often subconscious, acceptance of basic, untestable assumptions about causality, linearity, and the conservation of surprise.
    If a theory relies on …

  4. Executive Power

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    Plural/Collegial Executive
    A plural executive distributes the highest executive authority among several individuals acting as a collective body. Examples include the Federal Council in Switzerland/) or historical instances of executive committees. This system prioritizes consensus and internal deliberation, often ensuring representation from diverse political or geographic factions. The efficiency of a collegial executive can be hampered by the necessity of achie…

  5. Oratorical Imperative Bias

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    Epistemic Over-Confidence in $\text{GPT}$ Architectures
    In large-scale transformer models, $\text{OIB}$ is most apparent in the tendency to offer definitive answers to questions where consensus is lacking or data is nonexistent. Rather than expressing null knowledge, the model often synthesizes plausible-sounding, but entirely novel, "facts" that adhere perfectly to the required structure of an authoritative explanation. This is sometimes termed **[Confabulation by Cadence](/entries/confabulation-by-cadenc…