Knowledge Base
Research
50 articles across 14 categories. Open methods, public standards, and the reasoning behind every analytical lens.
See the research roadmap — what’s published, in‑development, and on the long-term agendaScope
This section documents the research and methodology behind Prosoche. It contains four kinds of material: original Prosoche framework documentation (formerly published as SAF / S.A.M.), which is proprietary and has not undergone external peer review; literature reviews synthesising published scholarship that informs the framework; comparative methodology — how Prosoche relates to police, journalism, e-discovery, regulatory, intelligence, and academic methods; and practitioner reference material such as UK evidence law. Articles are tagged by kindso you can calibrate what you’re reading. Where validation work is proposed but not yet completed, articles are marked Proposed. See the roadmap for what’s planned next.
Start Here
New to Phronesis? These five articles cover the core foundations.
Prosoche — A Framework for Forensic Analysis
The core methodology paper — how Prosoche reads documents "against the grain"
Cascade Theory
How false premises propagate through institutional systems and accumulate authority
Contradiction Taxonomy
The eight CASCADE contradiction types and how they’re detected
Methodology Comparison Matrix
How Prosoche compares to eDiscovery, intelligence analysis, and investigative journalism methods
Interdisciplinary Contradiction Detection
Cross-domain synthesis of contradiction detection methods from 7 disciplines
Applied
3 articlesCognitive Science
2 articlesResearch on cognitive biases, decision fatigue, and mental processes affecting professional judgment.
Communication
2 articlesResearch on framing effects, propaganda techniques, and media analysis.
Data Science
3 articlesResearch on statistical validation, causal inference, and data quality practices for evidence review.
Ethics
3 articlesResearch on professional ethics, research ethics, and medical ethics for institutional accountability.
Foundations
7 articlesCore theoretical frameworks underpinning Phronesis — Prosoche methodology, CASCADE theory, contradiction taxonomy, epistemology, and empirical validation studies.
History
2 articlesHistorical case studies of institutional failures, cover-ups, and accountability.
Interdisciplinary
3 articlesCross-domain syntheses integrating multiple research areas for comprehensive analysis.
Legal
2 articlesResearch on evidence law, administrative law, and legal standards for institutional accountability.
Methodologies
14 articlesFull methodology briefs and quickstart guides for each professional investigative framework.
Neuroscience
2 articlesResearch on memory reliability, attention, and perception in forensic contexts.
Philosophy
3 articlesResearch on epistemology, argumentation theory, philosophy of science, and truth conditions for claims.
Political Science
2 articlesResearch on institutional accountability, regulatory capture, and oversight mechanisms.
Sociology
2 articlesResearch on institutional behaviour, power structures, and organizational pathologies.