Response legitimacy

An answer is legitimate only when scope, support, provenance, authority, and output-fit are materially satisfied.

• Scope match
• Supportable public evidence
• Traceable provenance
• Applicable declared authority
• Output constraint fit

If any of these conditions fail, clarification, abstention, or legitimate non-response is the correct public outcome. See interpretive-governance.org and the association context at inferenslab.org.