Diagram Draft

Stratified Semantic Authority Graph

This diagram gives shape to the difference between connected information and governing warrant. It should help readers see why a raw trace, private note, public draft, doctrine statement, and governing standard cannot...

Network diagram showing traces, notes, drafts, doctrine, and governing standards connected by increasing warrant.
Not every retrieved artifact should pull action equally; authority depends on the artifact layer and its warrant for the present decision.

Visual Intent

This diagram gives shape to the difference between connected information and governing warrant. It should help readers see why a raw trace, private note, public draft, doctrine statement, and governing standard cannot be treated as equivalent simply because they are retrievable.

Use this visual when the Field Guide discusses authority gradients, memory routing, and the information-equivalency trap.