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"in_scope": [ "Front blade, narrow end, neck section and their proportions", "Fabric, lining, seams, tipping and blade keeper where present", "Self-tied, pre-tied, clip-on and other evidenced attachment configurations", "Knot formation, collar fit, hanging length and visible alignment", "Wear, stains, deformation and construction-specific care constraints" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The shirt, collar or suit as independently managed garments", "The wearer's body measurements, identity and personal preferences", "Dress codes and etiquette rules owned by an event or organisation", "Separate tie bars, tie pins and other jewellery or accessories", "Manufacturing facilities, retail transactions and textile supply chains" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "When worn as intended, presents an elongated front blade hanging from the neck area; a bow tie instead presents a predominantly transverse bow.", "Has a purpose-built relationship between the visible blade and its neck attachment or tying 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applicable where no untied configuration exists", "why_it_matters": "Helps assess whether the tie can accommodate the intended neck loop, knot and hanging length." }, { "name": "Front blade dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "cm; maximum width and blade length with measurement landmarks recorded", "why_it_matters": "Supports recognition, proportion assessment and comparison of visible coverage." }, { "name": "Fabric and internal construction", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "recorded fibre composition, woven or knitted structure, lining and fold construction; unknown components explicit", "why_it_matters": "Informs likely knot bulk and constrains care decisions without relying on appearance alone." }, { "name": "Knot configuration", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "untied | tied with identified knot | tied with unidentified knot | fixed knot assembly", "why_it_matters": "Establishes whether the knot can be changed and what adjustment is currently possible." }, { "name": "Worn blade endpoint", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "front blade tip relative to a specified garment or body landmark in a recorded wearing configuration", "why_it_matters": "Makes hanging-length assessment specific to the wearer and outfit." }, { "name": "Tail retention", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "keeper present and engaged | keeper present and disengaged | keeper damaged | keeper absent | alternative retention", "why_it_matters": "Explains whether the narrow end is controlled and what adjustment or repair may help." }, { "name": "Blade and knot condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "located observations of stains, snags, abrasion, seam opening, persistent creases, twisting or distortion", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes cosmetic issues from damage that limits wearing or treatment." }, { "name": "Care evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "attached care label, manufacturer guidance or documented specialist assessment, with applicable instructions", "why_it_matters": "Provides an evidence basis for cleaning, pressing and other treatments." }, { "name": "Attachment and release behaviour", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "mechanism type, observed operation, defects and any documented release specification; unverified claims explicit", "why_it_matters": "Supports fitting and removal decisions without assuming that a clip or loop will release under load." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify the wearing construction and distinguish the tie from adjacent neckwear types.", "Tie or retie a self-tied necktie, or adjust and attach a supported pre-tied configuration.", "Assess collar fit, knot bulk, blade alignment and hanging length against the intended outfit.", "Inspect the blade, neck section, keeper and attachment for defects that affect wearing.", "Choose an evidenced cleaning, reshaping, storage or repair action suited to its construction.", "Remove or withhold the tie when its condition or the activity makes 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"blade-assembly-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "knot-fit-and-wearing", "name": "Knot, fit and wearing", "description": "Relates the tie's current arrangement to the wearer, collar and intended presentation.", "rationale": "Necktie suitability depends on a configuration of knot, neck loop and hanging lengths rather than on the isolated item alone.", "layers": [ { "id": "knot-and-length-allocation", "name": "Knot and length allocation", "description": "Records how the available tie length is distributed through the knot and hanging ends.", "findings": [ { "id": "achievable-knot-configuration", "name": "Achievable knot configuration", "description": "Assess the actual knot and blade positions rather than assuming a named knot will fit every tie and wearer.", "questions": [ { "text": "What knot or fixed assembly is present, and how much front blade and narrow end remain below it?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "achievable-knot-configuration-q01" }, { "text": "Can the intended hanging length 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"place-and-movement", "name": "Place and movement", "description": "Where a necktie is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).", "rationale": "A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.", "layers": [ { "id": "location-and-placement", "name": "Location and placement", "description": "Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.", "findings": [ { "id": "position-and-frame", "name": "Position, container and reference frame", "description": "Where a necktie is, and what that position is measured against.", "questions": [ { "id": "position-and-frame-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the location of a necktie, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the location of a necktie, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a necktie is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a necktie is carried, installed or relocated.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a necktie, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a necktie, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a necktie is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a necktie passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a necktie between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a necktie, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a necktie, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a necktie is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a necktie, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a necktie is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a necktie, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a necktie, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a necktie is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "function-and-principle", "name": "Function and operating principle", "description": "What necktie is for and how it achieves it.", "rationale": "Two devices with the same name can work on different principles, and the principle is what predicts failure and constrains use.", "layers": [ { "id": "intended-function", "name": "Intended function", "description": "The job it does, and the jobs it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-record", "name": "Function, principle and variants", "description": "What it does, how, and which variants do it differently.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-record-q01", "text": "What function does necktie perform, on what operating principle, and which variants differ in that principle?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "function-record-q02", "text": "What use falls outside the intended function but happens in practice?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "capacity-and-rating", "name": "Capacity and rating", "description": "The numbers that say what it can do and where it stops.", "findings": [ { "id": "ratings", "name": "Ratings and their conditions", "description": "Rated capacity, power, throughput and the conditions each assumes.", "questions": [ { "id": "ratings-q01", "text": "What ratings characterise necktie, in what units, and under what stated conditions?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "ratings-q02", "text": "What happens beyond the rating - degradation, refusal, damage - and how is that detected?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "operation-and-state", "name": "Operation, controls and state", "description": "How necktie is operated and what state it is in right now.", "rationale": "An agent acting on a device needs its current state and the controls that change it, not just its specification.", "layers": [ { "id": "controls-and-modes", "name": "Controls and modes", "description": "What can be set, what that changes, and what is interlocked.", "findings": [ { "id": "control-surface", "name": "Control surface and interlocks", "description": "The settings available and the conditions that block them.", "questions": [ { "id": "control-surface-q01", "text": "What controls and modes does necktie have, and what does each change?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "control-surface-q02", "text": "Which actions are interlocked or forbidden in which state, and what must be true before acting?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-maintenance", "name": "Condition and maintenance", "description": "Wear, service intervals, consumables and the line between working and broken.", "findings": [ { "id": "service-record", "name": "Condition, service and consumables", "description": "What is consumed, what is serviced, and how condition is judged.", "questions": [ { "id": "service-record-q01", "text": "What consumables and service does necktie need, at what interval, and on whose authority?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "service-record-q02", "text": "What evidence separates a unit that is working from one that is out of service?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "kind-model-unit", "name": "Kind, model and unit", "description": "Whether a claim about necktie is about the kind, a product line, or one physical unit.", "rationale": "This is the boundary most often got wrong for made things, and getting it wrong mixes a catalogue entry with the machine in the yard.", "layers": [ { "id": "level-of-reference", "name": "Level of reference", "description": "The three levels and what belongs at each.", "findings": [ { "id": "level-rules", "name": "What belongs to kind, model and unit", "description": "Which properties are shared by all of them and which are not.", "questions": [ { "id": "level-rules-q01", "text": "Which facts about necktie hold for every one of them, which for a model, and which only for one unit?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "id": "level-rules-q02", "text": "What identifies an individual unit, and what should an agent do when it has only the kind?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "standards-and-conformity", "name": "Standards and conformity", "description": "The standards a working example must meet and who attests it.", "findings": [ { "id": "conformity", "name": "Standards, marks and attestation", "description": "Which standard applies, who certifies, and what the mark means.", "questions": [ { "id": "conformity-q01", "text": "Which standards govern necktie, issued by whom, and what does conformity actually assert?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "id": "conformity-q02", "text": "What may an agent conclude from a certification mark, and what may it not?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a necktie came from and when it held.", "rationale": "A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.", "layers": [ { "id": "source-and-authority", "name": "Source and authority", "description": "Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.", "findings": [ { "id": "claim-provenance", "name": "Claim provenance and confidence", "description": "The authority behind each claim about a necktie and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a necktie, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about a claim about a necktie, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a necktie is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "time-and-versions", "name": "Time, versions and supersession", "description": "When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.", "findings": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession", "name": "Validity period and supersession", "description": "How an old claim about a necktie is retired without being erased.", "questions": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a necktie, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a necktie, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a necktie is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "statistics": { "bundles": 8, "layers": 17, "findings": 19, "questions": 51 } } } }