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encomium

Speech of praise for a person or thing.

status: Rough

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The status indicator reflects the maturity of the content: • rough — Initial thoughts, unstructured • growing — Being actively developed • evergreen — Stable, well-developed content • withered — No longer being maintained This helps readers understand the completeness of the content.

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certainty: certain

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The confidence tag expresses how well-supported the content is, or how likely its overall ideas are right. This uses a scale from "impossible" to "certain", based on the Kesselman List of Estimative Words: 1. "certain" 2. "highly likely" 3. "likely" 4. "possible" 5. "unlikely" 6. "highly unlikely" 7. "remote" 8. "impossible" Even ideas that seem unlikely may be worth exploring if their potential impact is significant enough.

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importance: 4/10

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The importance rating distinguishes between trivial topics and those which might change your life. Using a scale from 0-10, content is ranked based on its potential impact on: - the reader - the intended audience - the world at large For example, topics about fundamental research or transformative technologies would rank 9-10, while personal reflections or minor experiments might rank 0-1.
2025In Praise of Public LibrariesRough0
2025On Socrates' WisdomRough0
In Praise of Public LibrariesRough2025.04.26

An encomium celebrating the vital role of public libraries in democratic societies.

encomium · encomium, libraries, progymnasmata

On Socrates' WisdomRough2025.04.26

A chreia exploring Socrates' famous statement about knowing nothing.

chreia · encomium, progymnasmata, socrates

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