{
  "handle": "InternalConsistency",
  "mechanism": "A {{check}} that validates whether the components of an {{artifact}} adhere to the Principle of Non-Contradiction. It ensures that no two propositions within the {{artifact}} conflict with each other. Distinct from external {{validate}} (checking against a schema) or fact-checking (checking against reality).",
  "gloss": "Checking for self-contradiction",
  "signature": [
    "Check(Artifact)"
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Non-Contradiction: No two propositions within the artifact can logically negate each other.",
    "Completeness: All reachable nodes in the artifact are visited."
  ],
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    "tier": 2,
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    ],
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Protocols"
    ]
  },
  "sema_ref": "InternalConsistency#497b",
  "sema_id": "sema:InternalConsistency#mh:SHA-256:497b37316c47ad9deaedae0ebff8a7d269a3a3dafbe4175493b164f29ba032a4",
  "sema_stub": "497b",
  "dependencies": {
    "composes_with": {
      "check": "sema:Check#mh:SHA-256:6890b221c38531710528cd84bbf3a957e29d9836dfc9c02669fc0a86709bcb00",
      "validate": "sema:Validate#mh:SHA-256:ffd128811cea63d7a4dac2c45c95fd8ac1d8a7d3788423fb6710b622167305ed"
    },
    "references": {
      "artifact": "sema:Artifact#mh:SHA-256:b533ad2674ec00c5e9a5f1e3920f1097e2bc1eea7263f89e8f46563fa319a0ee"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Protocols",
  "used_by": {}
}