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R0002/2026-03-13/C003/H1

Statement

All sub-claims are accurate, including the nine-point likelihood scale.

Status

Current: Inconclusive

Supporting Evidence

Evidence Summary
SRC01-E01 Confirms two-axis confidence model
SRC01-E02 Confirms evidence axis: Limited, Medium, Robust
SRC01-E03 Confirms agreement axis: Low, Medium, High
SRC01-E04 Confirms five confidence levels
SRC02-E02 Nine terms exist if "More likely than not" is excluded from the ten-term total

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence Summary
SRC02-E01 Standard IPCC presentation has seven primary terms plus supplementary terms, not a fixed nine-point scale

Reasoning

H1 is partially supported. Sub-claims 003a through 003d are all confirmed. The nine-point count (003e) is defensible if one counts seven primary terms plus "Extremely likely" and "Extremely unlikely" (excluding "More likely than not"), yielding nine. However, this is not the standard presentation. The IPCC guidance presents seven primary terms with three supplementary terms (totaling ten), or just seven primary terms. "Nine" does not precisely match any standard count. H1 is marked inconclusive because the overall framework is correct but the specific count is debatable.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

H1 requires accuracy of the nine-point count. H2 accepts the framework but questions the count. The evidence favors H2 for sub-claim 003e. H3 (material misrepresentation) is eliminated.