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    "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T09:19:58Z",
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      "engine": "claude",
      "producedAt": "2026-10-05T16:30:00Z",
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        "owners"
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        "sense: WordNet gloss",
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      ]
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    "id": "THING-FARE",
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    "name": "fare",
    "purpose": "Let an agent handle fares by mode, ticket type, concessions, payment and passenger rights.",
    "definition": "The sum charged for riding in a public conveyance, such as bus, train, tram, taxi or air fares, set by operators or regulators and often varying by time, distance, age and ticket type.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Paying for public transport and taxi trips.",
    "affordances": [
      "find the cheapest valid fare",
      "check concessions and discounts",
      "understand refund and delay rights",
      "avoid penalty fares"
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "Price of a ride",
      "Varies by distance, time and person",
      "Regulated for some modes",
      "Concessions for groups"
    ],
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      "Single, return and season fares",
      "Zones and peak times",
      "Fare as food is another sense"
    ],
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    "families_and_kinds": [
      "bus and tram fares",
      "rail fares",
      "airfares",
      "taxi and ride-hailing fares",
      "concession fares"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "price and charge",
        "why": "category"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is paid for",
        "target": "public transport",
        "why": "service"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is related to",
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        "why": "proof of payment"
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        "relation": "is confused with",
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      }
    ],
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      "Passenger rights regulations",
      "Taxi fare regulation by local authorities",
      "Price transparency rules for airfares"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Penalty fares for invalid tickets",
      "Hidden fees in airfares",
      "Taxi overcharging"
    ],
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
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      "may": [
        "Report fares and concessions from the operator or regulator.",
        "Buy tickets the passenger has authorized."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Misquote fares or hide booking fees and surcharges.",
        "Help passengers evade fares.",
        "Charge passengers without their approval.",
        "Use personal data to set discriminatory fares."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Purchasing tickets or refunds on someone's behalf."
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "Fares decide who can afford to travel.",
        "Opaque pricing exploits passengers who cannot compare."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Passengers",
        "Low-income and concession travellers",
        "Operators"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The operator sets it; transport regulators approve regulated fares.",
      "master_systems": []
    }
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    {
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      "title": "Wiktionary: fare",
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    }
  ],
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      {
        "id": "fare",
        "name": "Fare",
        "description": "Which fare.",
        "rationale": "Mode and ticket.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "mode",
            "name": "Mode",
            "description": "Bus, rail, air, taxi.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "mode-finding",
                "name": "Mode",
                "description": "Mode.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which mode and operator is the fare for?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which zones or route?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "ticket",
            "name": "Ticket",
            "description": "Type.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "ticket-finding",
                "name": "Ticket",
                "description": "Ticket type.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which ticket type is best for this trip?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What are the conditions?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "price",
        "name": "Price",
        "description": "Cost.",
        "rationale": "Prices vary.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "amount",
            "name": "Amount",
            "description": "Current fare.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "amount-finding",
                "name": "Amount",
                "description": "Current fare.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What is the current fare, from the official source?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Are there peak and off-peak prices?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "concessions",
            "name": "Concessions",
            "description": "Discounts.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "concessions-finding",
                "name": "Concessions",
                "description": "Concessions.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which discounts apply for age, disability or students?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How are they claimed?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "rights",
        "name": "Rights",
        "description": "Refunds and complaints.",
        "rationale": "Passengers have rights.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "refunds",
            "name": "Refunds",
            "description": "Delays and cancellations.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "refunds-finding",
                "name": "Refunds",
                "description": "Refunds.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What refunds or compensation apply?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How is it claimed?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "penalties",
            "name": "Penalties",
            "description": "Penalty fares.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "penalties-finding",
                "name": "Penalties",
                "description": "Penalty fares.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "When can a penalty fare be charged, and how can it be appealed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Within what time?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "payment",
        "name": "Payment",
        "description": "How to pay.",
        "rationale": "Payment methods vary.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "methods",
            "name": "Methods",
            "description": "Cards and apps.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "methods-finding",
                "name": "Methods",
                "description": "Payment methods.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which payment methods are accepted?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is contactless capped?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "taxis",
            "name": "Taxis",
            "description": "Metered fares.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "taxis-finding",
                "name": "Taxis",
                "description": "Taxi fares.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is the taxi metered at the official tariff?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How can overcharging be reported?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should fares by mode be separate entries?",
    "How should fare tables be linked?",
    "How should concessions be localised?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}
