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A.13:3 - Forces
Force
Tension
Scientific Fidelity vs. Simplicity
Spectrum accounts draw attention to different capacities and levels of agency. A teachable summary still needs to state which characteristics and measurement bases it uses.
Role vs. Type
The same System can qualify for a local agential kind and hold its assignment in one situation but not another. Characteristic claims are additional when consumed by the use.
Measurement vs. Label
A quick label such as “Level 3 agent” summarizes more detailed claims. When assurance consumes agency characteristics, it needs their evidence-backed values, not that label.
System-only Action vs. Collective Action
A precise agency claim for a team or swarm needs the collective admitted as a U.System, not merely named as a group.