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Reasonbridge

Explain a decision in the terms of each value set it affects, without pretending they share one justification

Definition

Mechanism

A Decision that affects parties with different values is explained once for each value set, giving the reasons that hold within it in its own terms. Where a value set finds no reason to support the decision, the explanation says so.

Invariants

  1. Each affected value set receives reasons stated in its own terms.
  2. Where a value set has no supporting reason, the explanation says so.

Risks

Failure modes

  1. False consensus

    one justification is presented as everyone's.

  2. Pandering

    different groups are told contradictory things about what the decision does.

Relationships

Builds on

References

Infrastructure

Decision

Irrevocable selection from a set of options

Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.

Reference

Identity

Ref
Reasonbridge#f8d2
Sema ID
sema:Reasonbridge#mh:SHA-256:f8d2cf63276ff812d41e9344739dd65f7ac4dbe9f111db17a1b1698ee7e6b6e7
Ring
2
Tier
2
Updated
2026-11-11