falsifiability-vulnerability

Audit text claims for empirical, conceptual, causal, and modal vulnerabilities.

Updated Sep 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/jkutianski/Rizome-and-AI --skill falsifiability-vulnerability-jkutianski
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Skill: falsifiability-vulnerability
Source: https://github.com/jkutianski/Rizome-and-AI/tree/main/.agents/skills/falsifiability-vulnerability
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jkutianski/Rizome-and-AI --skill falsifiability-vulnerability-jkutianski

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Philosophical and analytical texts often contain claims whose strength, scope, or modality exceeds what their evidence and arguments support. This Skill systematically identifies which claims are vulnerable to empirical challenge, counterexample, conceptual objection, or evidential insufficiency—without forcing philosophical writing into a scientific falsifiability model. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Claim Reconstruction and Classification: Decompose each strong claim into subject, predicate, scope, modality, evidence, and mechanism, then classify it as empirical, causal, conceptual, philosophical, interpretive, or mixed. - Vulnerability Typing: Distinguish empirical, evidential, causal, scope, modal, counterexample, interpretive, internal, and methodological vulnerabilities instead of collapsing them into generic weakness. - Graded Findings with Recommendations: Rate each finding from Critical to Non-problematic with confidence levels and concrete recommendations (qualify, narrow scope, add conditions, or leave unchanged). - Use Case: Given an essay claiming "AI will inevitably transform biology," the audit flags the modal jump from possibility to necessity, classifies it as a modal vulnerability, and recommends narrowing the claim to match the evidence. ## Quick Start Audit the attached essay for claims whose strength, scope, or modality exceeds the support provided in the text.

Frequently Asked Questions about falsifiability-vulnerability

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I check if claims in an essay are supported by evidence?

Reconstruct each strong claim by identifying its subject, scope, modality, and evidence, then compare what the evidence establishes against what the sentence asserts. Flag mismatches such as local observations supporting universal conclusions or correlations presented as causation.

How to audit philosophical arguments for weak claims?

Classify each claim by type—empirical, causal, conceptual, interpretive, or normative—then ask what would count as a serious challenge for that type. Philosophical claims should be tested for argumentative vulnerability and internal coherence, not experimental falsifiability.

Should unfalsifiable philosophical claims be flagged as weak?

No. Unfalsifiability does not equal falsehood, and contestability does not equal error. Conceptual distinctions, interpretations, and normative claims are legitimate if internally coherent, with visible premises and acknowledged alternatives.

What are common false positives when auditing claim strength?

Do not flag claims merely because they are philosophical, speculative but framed as such, lack citations for analytical points, or use strong causal verbs. Intervention is justified only when claim strength materially exceeds available support.

When should a strong claim be qualified versus left unchanged?

Qualify when the claim's scope, modality, or certainty exceeds its evidence—for example, when possibility becomes inevitability. Leave bold or controversial claims unchanged when their argument, evidence, and conceptual scope remain proportionate.