R0050/2026-03-31/Q002/SRC01

Research	R0050 — Journalism and Other Truth-Seeking Disciplines
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q002
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

Legal Standards of Proof Hierarchy

Source

Field	Value
Title	Burden of proof (law)
Publisher	Wikipedia
Author(s)	Wikipedia contributors
Date	Current
URL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(law)
Type	Encyclopedia article

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium-High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Wikipedia article; well-sourced overview of established legal concepts
Relevance	Directly describes the hierarchical standards of proof in law
Bias flags	None significant for an overview of well-established legal doctrine

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	Legal standards of proof form a deliberate hierarchy with policy-driven probability thresholds