# My Intellectual Self-Defense Protocol — Version 1

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This protocol is editable. It is a personal operating method, not a purity test or a list of approved opinions.

## My pause signals

I will slow down before reacting when:

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## What I identify first

- What is the actual artifact?
- What precisely is being claimed?
- What is directly observed, reported, inferred, interpreted, or requested?

My added questions:

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## What I ask of a chatbot

- The job I delegate:
- The evidence standard:
- The source preference:
- The scope boundary:
- The stop condition:

## What I never outsource

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## My source rules

- Claims that require an original source:
- Claims that require multiple independent sources:
- Claims for which a qualified secondary source is enough:
- Subjects that require a higher verification standard:

## My gap rules

- Fact gaps:
- Creative gaps:
- Decision gaps:

## My scope-drift rule

When a tool expands the assignment, I will:

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## My emotional warning lights

I am least reliable when I feel:

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## My uncertainty language

- What I know:
- What I think:
- What I infer:
- What remains unknown:
- What would change my mind:

## My sharing rule

Before sharing, I will:

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## My stopping rule

I will stop investigating when:

- the important claim is supported strongly enough for the decision at hand;
- the remaining uncertainty is clearly stated;
- the issue is not important enough to deserve more attention;
- or:

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