Causal Link
- CURIE:
gmeow:CausalLink - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/CausalLink
- Category: class
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/risk - Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)
A reified type-level causal claim — antecedent kind × consequent kind × modality, with optional mechanism prose and solver-input strength. Mint one when HOW the causation works must be first-class; the 80% case stays flat gmeow:typeCauses (reify-on-demand, Principle 4). Whose claim it is rides the statement layer; two analysts' divergent links coexist (Principle 9).
Structure
Subclass of: gmeow:RiskFactor, gufo:Relator
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:CausalLink as a specialized kind of gmeow:RiskFactor, gufo:Relator. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.
Example Snippets
These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.
Trust Collapse
- Source:
slices/extensions/risk/examples/trust-collapse.ttl - Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-extensions-risk-examples-trust-collapse
@prefix gmeow: <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/> .
@prefix ex: <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/examples/> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
# Reified where modality and mechanism matter.
ex:linkBetrayalToDissolution a gmeow:CausalLink ;
gmeow:linkAntecedent ex:etBetrayal ;
gmeow:linkConsequent ex:etBondDissolution ;
gmeow:causalModality gmeow:causallyNecessitates ;
gmeow:linkMechanism "The bond is constituted by the oath; betrayal does not damage it, it unmakes it."@en ;
gmeow:linkNext ex:linkDissolutionToCollapse .
ex:linkDissolutionToCollapse a gmeow:CausalLink ;
gmeow:linkAntecedent ex:etBondDissolution ;
gmeow:linkConsequent ex:etWillCollapse ;
gmeow:causalModality gmeow:causallyPromotes .