Evidence Class

• CURIE: gmeow:EvidenceClass
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/EvidenceClass
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/evidence
• Box roles: CBox role, TBox role (What is this?)

The kind and strength of evidence supporting a claim — a value vocabulary (individuals, never subclasses). Distinguishes verified facts from self-assertions, anecdotes, rumours, and refinements such as legal filings, trade press, or archive extracts. Coarse tiers and fine-grained refinements coexist; a claim may carry multiple evidence classes simultaneously (Principle 9).

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:EvidenceClass as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: crminf

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary behind gmeow:hasEvidenceClass — the open set of individuals naming the kind and strength of evidence a citation provides (verified, self, anecdotal, rumour, plus refinements such as legal filing or trade press).

Avoid when

• Avoid minting per-class subclasses (evidence classes are individuals) and avoid conflating warrant with notability — source independence, tier, and coverage depth are the separate Axis B vocabularies; a strong warrant does not establish encyclopedic significance.

How to use

• Reference the seeded class individuals via the non-functional gmeow:hasEvidenceClass (a citation may carry several); extend the vocabulary with new individuals rather than subclasses when a domain needs a finer evidence kind.

Examples

• ex:filingClass a gmeow:EvidenceClass; rdfs:label "court filing"@en.