Confidence level: very high
Written with very high confidence, and on the same level as polished research.
Confidence level: high
Written with substantial confidence, though open to revision.
Confidence level: medium
Written with some confidence, while acknowledging uncertainty and/or the possibility of gaps in my knowledge.
Confidence level: low
This is something I currently believe; but also estimate nontrivial probability that my view will change later.
Confidence level: zero
I don't believe this or no longer believe this, in part or in whole.
Confidence level: thinking-out-loud
Thinking out loud; written to clarify my own thinking.
(Adapted from the system of Cameron Harwick and Basil Halperin.)
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