Why finding a valid instrumental variable is the hardest detective work in empirical science. A taxonomy of causal identification from flawed weather shocks to gold-standard encouragement designs.
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Mapping evidential standards across human inquiry—from kernel-checked mathematics to quantum electrodynamics, GRADE clinical medicine, reflexive economics, and aesthetic coherence.