Exemplar Polarity

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

The direction of an exemplar — a CLOSED three-member value vocabulary: positive (emulate this), negative (avoid this), cautionary (a boundary case that LOOKS positive but redirects or warns). Closed because the trichotomy is the design: finer judgement nuance belongs in the rationale and the anchored range, not in new polarities.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

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

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the closed value vocabulary for exemplar direction — positive (emulate), negative (avoid), cautionary (boundary case that warns or redirects).

Avoid when

• Avoid minting a fourth polarity (the trichotomy is closed — finer nuance belongs in the rationale and anchored range).

How to use

• Reference one of the three seeded polarity individuals from an exemplar via gmeow:exemplarPolarity; carry the nuance in gmeow:exemplarRationale and the anchor range.

Examples

• ex:ex1 gmeow:exemplarPolarity gmeow:polarityCautionary.