AnchorLens is a structural literacy framework for evaluating public claims. Rather than assessing whether a claim is true or false, it examines how a claim is built: what it is attached to, what patterns of persuasion are present, and whether the connection between claim and evidence is transparent. This paper documents the framework’s architecture, signal taxonomy, 24-pattern catalogue, development process, design principles, intellectual lineage, and known limitations.
Charles Jesse Bottomley (Mon,) studied this question.