| “This rhythm is central, so it is the attractor.” | State the representation and centrality relation; construct rival reconstruction, performance, selection, branching, and drift trajectories. |
| “The style is popular, so it will persist.” | Name population, sampling basis, reproduction relations, horizon, and observations after the current pressure changes. |
| “The creator caused the culture.” | Separate creation, publication, recognition, copying, transformation, selection, and retention; use causal language only for supported contributions. |
| “COIN explains style evolution.” | Keep COIN as one bounded sensorimotor-context hypothesis and preserve relevant capability, interference, partner, teaching, selection and population rivals. Choose additional tests by their actual contribution and whole cost. |
| “The model predicts 72%.” | Name the model, variables, population, horizon, calibration, evidence, and decision; use qualitative branches when numbers are unsupported. |
| “We have many scenarios.” | Make the serious mechanisms, distinguishing implications, available basis and supported preparation/stop decision clear. Use an obtained observation for a claimed empirical update; do not require new Work to complete a qualified current forecast. |
| “Publishing the forecast will make it true.” | Treat publication influence as a rival causal claim and observe receiving and later change separately. |
| “Our intervention selects the future.” | Keep project choice separate from distributed cultural recognition, selection, transmission, retention, and loss. |