The research

The architecture behind the method.

Logic Guaranteed grew from a practical reasoning problem into a sustained research program: could one rigorous logical architecture represent the full complexity of real-world reasoning across different forms of inference?

01 / The central question

Can one architecture accommodate the complexity of real-world reasoning?

Defeasible Class-Inclusion Transitivity (DCIT) proposes a single structurally constrained form, expressible in natural language, that can represent diverse forms of practical inference while preserving real-world complexity.

One architecture. Different forms of inference. Real-world complexity intact.

02 / Peer-reviewed foundation

Published. Peer reviewed. Open to challenge.

JOURNAL OF LOGIC AND COMPUTATION — OUP

A Generalizable Argument Structure Using Defeasible Class-Inclusion Transitivity for Evaluating Evidentiary Probative Relevancy in Litigation

The foundational paper proposes DCIT as a generalizable structure for complex evidentiary reasoning.

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LAW, PROBABILITY & RISK — OUP

Evaluating Universal Sufficiency of a Single Logical Form for Inference in Court

The subsequent research tests whether one logical form remains sufficient as reasoning grows more varied, layered, and complex.

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The universality claim is meant to be tested, not merely accepted.

03 / What makes the question different

Rigor without abandoning the real world.

ONE UNDERLYING FORM

Diverse inferences without switching architectures.

STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINT

Connections constructed rather than asserted.

REAL-WORLD COMPLEXITY

Assumptions, objections, uncertainty, and networks.

NATURAL-LANGUAGE USE

Logical rigor without specialized notation.

Research library

Scholarship, teaching, and application.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

  • DCIT foundational paper
  • Universal sufficiency study

Conference & Comparative Research

  • ICAIL presentation
  • Argument mapping comparisons

Teaching & Demonstrations

  • Cardozo materials
  • Professional training
  • Videos and examples

Try to break the architecture. Help us understand what it can become.

We welcome serious scholarly critique, proposed counterexamples, empirical research collaborations, and inquiries from institutions interested in testing the architecture in new settings.

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