| Metric-as-evidence | A metric is treated as evidence, proof, gate input, or decision authority without evidence named by value, gate, decision, and measurement construction. | Recover characteristic and scale construction, then apply A.10 or evidence named by value, gate, or decision pattern if that claim is being made. |
| Score-as-gate | A score is treated as gate passage, readiness, release, or decision. | Recover scale, threshold rule or reference, comparison reference or comparator set, and exact gate, decision, or release pattern. |
| Axis-as-ontology | Axis or dimension is treated as if it already named a characteristic or factor. | Recover Characteristic, coordinate, latent factor, mathematical lens, structural aspect, or ordinary prose. |
| Strong-without-scale | Strong or weak asserts a degree of a characteristic without its scale or comparison reference or comparator set. | Write the characteristic named by value and scale or demote to ordinary prose. |
| Indicator-as-indicated-characteristic | Indicator wording hides the indicated characteristic or proxy relation. | Name the indicated characteristic or claim, exact direct relation, and proxy-distortion risk when a proxy is used; return missing-governor only when no governing rule can state or test that claim. Keep missing facts and failed positive tests distinct under A.6.RCD:0.1. |
| Characterization repair copied everywhere | Patterns for the next questions keep their own metric, score, or strong trigger lists. | Keep one thin cue and use C.16.P for hidden construction. |