waaronwaarcategorizaties

Waaronwaarcategorisaties is a hypothetical conceptual framework for classifying propositions by the reasons they invoke and by their truth status. The term appears to blend Dutch roots such as waar (true) and waarom (why) with categorisaties (categorisations), and is used in thought experiments within epistemology and information science to examine how claims are justified and validated. It is not a widely established theory, but a tool in educational and speculative discourse to illuminate the relationship between justification and truth.

In this framework, each assertion is placed on two axes: the justificatory axis and the truth axis. The justificatory axis distinguishes levels such as justified, unjustified, unsupported, or disputed. The truth axis distinguishes truth conditions such as true, false, or indeterminate. A claim can be categorized as true with strong justification, true but contested, false with little justification, or indeterminate due to insufficient evidence. This dual categorization aims to separate the evaluation of evidence and reasoning from the mere truth value of a statement.

Applications of waaronwaarcategorisaties include the design of critical-thinking curricula, development of automated fact-checking tools, and organization of knowledge bases by both reliability of justification and veracity of content. It can also serve as a framework for assessing argumentative quality in debates and scholarly discourse.

Limitations and criticisms acknowledge that standards for justification vary across contexts and cultures, making category boundaries subjective. Operationalizing the framework requires explicit criteria for what counts as sufficient justification and how to handle conflicting evidence. See also epistemology, fact-checking, argumentation theory, and knowledge representation.