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Model reputation as counterparty assurance gradient across four tiers

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Add research on the journey from gamable opinion signals (reviews, ratings)
through observed metrics (PAYDEX, SLA stats), financial commitments (bonds,
escrow), and adjudicated outcomes (arbitration, courts). Resolve OpenQuestions:
no Reputation entity; use Reputation Signal, Performance Evidence, Commercial
Commitment, and Adjudication Outcome with Counterparty Assurance Gradient pattern.
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A relationship where one actor, issuer, verifier, system, or scope relies on
another for claims, identifiers, credentials, or decisions.
For commercial counterparty reliance, cite an **assurance_basis**: which tier of
the **Counterparty Assurance Gradient** supports the trust (opinion signal,
observed metric, commercial commitment, or adjudication outcome). Do not treat
weak opinion-tier evidence as equivalent to committed or adjudicated assurance.
## Synonymity Assertion
A scoped, evidenced assertion that two or more identifiers, records, accounts,
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A source, document, event, issuer, import, observation, or verification process
supporting a claim, relationship, or synonymity assertion.
Recommended commercial field: `assurance_tier` — `opinion` | `observed` |
`committed` | `adjudicated` (see **Counterparty Assurance Gradient**).
## Counterparty Assurance Gradient
A four-tier pattern for how counterparties earn reliance, from weak social proof
to enforceable outcomes. Higher tiers do not erase lower tiers but constrain how
much weight lower tiers may carry.
| Tier | Label | Examples | Canon anchor |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Opinion | Star ratings, reviews, karma, badges | Reputation Signal |
| 2 | Observed | PAYDEX, SLA stats, chargeback rate, KYC pass | Performance Evidence |
| 3 | Committed | Contract, bond, escrow, SLA penalties, payment mandate | Commercial Commitment |
| 4 | Adjudicated | Arbitration award, court judgment, regulator enforcement | Adjudication Outcome |
Identity attribution strengthens up the gradient: opinion may attach to Persona
or platform Profile; adjudication attaches to Legal Entity with Registry Identifier.
## Reputation Signal
An **Evidence Source** with `assurance_tier: opinion` — crowd-sourced or
platform-computed social proof attributed to an actor, profile, or commercial record.
Examples: star ratings, customer reviews, marketplace feedback scores, community karma.
Default trust strength: weak. Subject to gaming (fake reviews, Sybil accounts,
review bombing). Scope-local to the issuing platform unless portable via explicit
Synonymity Assertion. Not a **Commercial Commitment** and not interchangeable with
credit metrics or legal outcomes.
## Performance Evidence
An **Evidence Source** with `assurance_tier: observed` — metrics or attestations
grounded in observable transactions, registry facts, or third-party measurement.
Examples: PAYDEX, business credit score, on-time delivery rate, chargeback ratio,
sanctions-screen result, LEI renewal status.
Usually links to **Commercial Record**, **Organization**, or **Registry Identifier**.
Supports medium-to-strong **Trust Relationship** when issuer is authoritative.
## Adjudication Outcome
An **Evidence Source** with `assurance_tier: adjudicated` — formal dispute or
enforcement result from arbitration, courts, regulators, or binding platform
resolution processes.
Examples: arbitration award, court judgment, regulatory consent order, binding
chargeback ruling, bankruptcy filing.
May trigger **Commercial Commitment** lifecycle change (breached, fulfilled) and
**Trust Relationship** revocation. Attaches to **Legal Entity** / **Organization**
actors, not merely to profiles or opinion aggregates.
## Non-Canonical Convenience Term: Reputation
`Reputation` is overloaded (reviews, credit, brand, legal standing). Do not use
as a canonical root. Resolve to **Counterparty Assurance Gradient** tier and the
specific Evidence Source or Commercial Commitment before modeling.
## Lifecycle State
The current state of a record, account, relationship, credential, claim, or