Contradictory Scope Justification State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ContradictoryScopeJustificationState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer offers mutually inconsistent explanations for a methodological omission in a professional report — providing one justification when initially queried and a different, incompatible justification upon further inquiry — indicating either post-hoc rationalization or lack of a principled basis for the omission, and undermining the credibility and integrity of the professional work product.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineer offers mutually inconsistent explanations for a methodological omission in a professional report — providing one justification when initially queried and a different, incompatible justification upon further inquiry — indicating either post-hoc rationalization or lack of a principled basis for the omission, and undermining the credibility and integrity of the professional work product.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Previously, Engineer B had said, 'We didn't look at the pile driving records because it was not in our scope of work.'
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rdfs:comment "State in which a professional engineer offers mutually inconsistent explanations for a methodological omission in a professional report — providing one justification when initially queried and a different, incompatible justification upon further inquiry — indicating either post-hoc rationalization or lack of a principled basis for the omission, and undermining the credibility and integrity of the professional work product." ;
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Content Hash
2f9fb132af7cffb4...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
71
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-26T11:13:30.349068+00:00
First Discovered In Case
71
Generated
2026-02-26T11:13:30.349068+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 71 Extraction