Mind · Reasoning

Critiquedrift

Keep criticism of an action about the action and its effects, not the person's character

Definition

Mechanism

A Critique of what someone did names the action and its effects and stays there. Any statement about the person is limited to this action; claims about their character, ability or motives are not drawn from it.

Invariants

  1. The critique names the action and its effects.
  2. No claim about the person's character, ability or motives is drawn from the action.

Risks

Failure modes

  1. Drift

    criticism of an act becomes a verdict on the person.

  2. Vagueness shield

    the critique avoids naming the act so as not to seem personal.

Relationships

Builds on

References

Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.

Reference

Identity

Ref
Critiquedrift#bd7c
Sema ID
sema:Critiquedrift#mh:SHA-256:bd7c044fc9f6b5f9b18dcccc3916f6a56d0e876b4b87d8c2ea5cb4447ff6e36c
Ring
2
Tier
2
Updated
2026-11-11