Part 0 · Protocols 0.1–0.8

The Think Like a Lawyer AI Method

Every prompt in this book incorporates these by reference with the line: “Apply Playbook Protocols 0.1–0.8.” Paste Part 0 into the session (or store it as a project instruction / custom skill) before running any prompt.

The Attorney QA Ritual →

0.1

Epistemic Status Vocabulary

Every material output line carries exactly one tag.

0.2

Temporal Assertion Protocol

Every time-bearing claim is typed.

0.3

Source Reliability Attribute Framework

There is no fixed source hierarchy in this book. Reliability is assessed per source-proposition pair using these attributes.

0.4

Absence Taxonomy

“Missing evidence” is never a single bucket. Every absence is classified.

0.5

Coverage & Chunking Protocol

0.6

Citation Integrity (drafting prompts)

0.7

Verification & Canary Protocol (Prompt V)

0.8

Prohibited Inferences

The model never performs these transformations, and flags them if a source or a prior output performs them.