Policies, Issues, Arguments, Premises & Facts

This is the hierarchy of subject debated in the various Agoras. maybe each
Agora is dedicated to a level maybe not, but Citizens should be able to
debate policy at all levels. the point here is that when a policy comes up for
a vote, a Citizen is eligible iff they have done Diligence which is represented,
necessarily by a WeighIn and consequently registers on their Sleeve.

the beauty is that there are really two ways to modify your Sleeve, that is
by LitmusTest and the other by Deliberation, which is what all the Agoras are
about.

but back to the Issues. Policies are designed by Framers (Citizens with
Credibility). A Policy is designed to handle one or more Issues. depending on
the intent of the Framers, it can be designed from the bottom up or from the
top down. LitmusTests are designed by Pollsters (InterestGroup
representatives). You can Vote or WeighIn (the distiction as of this writing is
unclear... should one have a VotingRecord as well as a Sleeve? probably).
then you go to the IssuePage.

an Issue is always displayed with its most significant Arguments both Pro and
Con. there is probably some room here for TalkingPoints too, which are kind
of 'amicus briefs' which are denote important consequences related to the
Issue which may be Pro or Con. rather than WeighingIn on the Issue directly,
a Citizen will indicate some level of agreement on the significant Arguments
attached to the Issue. it is assumed that most of the time these things will
become obvious, but it allows for many colors, especially if we allow 'amicus
briefs'.

Arguments attached to an issue are polished and owned by Citizens.
Credibility is established by the number of Citizens who WeighIn positively on
Arguments.

a WeighIn currently has the three dimensions. Agreement, Reputation and
Intensity.

Agreement has 7 degrees. (strongAgreement, Agreement, Acceptance,
Neutral, Dispute, Disagreement, strongDisagreement).

Reputation (sounds redundant) is a calculated attribute of acceptance of
Premises and Facts, it may or may not be entered directly on the Argument.

Intensity may be entered directly or derived from a ValuesHierarchy.