> Epistemics

Epistemics (epist)

How positions are held, warranted, and defended. Rarely how they are changed.

March 2026

1. [1] arghXiv:2603.11904

   Variation in the Cited Refraction Coefficient with the Result Required

   E. Kuiper

   9 pages, 2 figures. The Society takes no view on the observations themselves. Subjects: Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF) (primary class); Calibration and Uncertainty (metrol.CAL); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO)

2. [2] arghXiv:2603.09550

   Enumeration of Named Fallacies in Circulation

   Q. Barratt

   12 pages, 1 table. The lists are reproduced in Appendix B as received, including duplicates. Subjects: Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH) (primary class); Sourcing (epist.SRC); Moves and Tactics (argu.MOV); Terminology and Definition (disc.LEX)

3. [3] arghXiv:2603.08842

   Reviewer Position Formation During the Assessment of Dispute Transcripts

   A. Hollis

   21 pages, 5 figures. Corpus available on request. Subjects: Self-Reference (meta.SELF) (primary class); Credentialism (epist.CRED); Method and Instrumentation (meta.METH)

4. [4] arghXiv:2603.06693

   Modern Use of the Star-Occultation Method in Contested Horizon Observations

   E. Kuiper

   16 pages, 4 figures. The method's nineteenth-century history is outside the Society's remit and is cited only. Subjects: Refraction and Sightline (metrol.REF) (primary class); Geodesy and Survey (metrol.GEO); History of the Field (meta.HIST); Sourcing (epist.SRC)