R7.4
Frame, Model, and Presupposition
The form is intended to prevent a model, category, or representation from acquiring ontological or institutional weight without documenting the transition from tool to claim.
Use
- Identify the frame before assessing whether it is wrong.
- Distinguish utility from physical, legal, or ontological assignment.
- Record what the model preserves and what it loses.
Downloads
The Frame
Identify the concept, classification, model, or system organising the material.
Name and description of the frame
Original purpose and field of use
Who or what gives the frame authority?
Alternative frames
Presuppositions and Borrowing
Make visible what must be assumed before the frame can be used.
Explicit assumptions
Implicit assumptions
Borrowed measurements, categories, coordinates, rules, or authorities
What fails if the assumption fails?
Operation and Loss
Distinguish observation, measurement, calculation, projection, classification, and interpretation.
What is observed or measured?
What is calculated, transformed, projected, or classified?
What is preserved?
What is lost or made invisible?
Assignment to Actuality
Examine the exact step where the model is used to state what is actually the case.