Evidence grades classify how traceable and inspectable the public record is for each retained row.
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Definitions
The evidence grades express how inspectable the public support is for a row. They do not rank moral seriousness or legal merit.
| Grade | Definition |
|---|---|
| A1 | High-traceability primary-source record such as a coroner finding, court order with reproduced excerpts, or sworn hearing material. |
| A2 | Formal allegation or complaint record that remains unadjudicated but is anchored in a traceable filing or comparable formal source. |
| B | Substantial journalistic or corroborated secondary-source record with enough detail to support row-level coding. |
| C | Lower-traceability public record where coding is still possible but evidentiary limits are material. |
How to read them
The grades should be used to separate high-traceability rows from thinner public records when reading counts, examples, or mechanism claims.
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