Inference Gate — The Claim May Not Exceed the Design

Skill type: DISCIPLINE-ENFORCING. This is the terminal gate of the social-science methods spine. It reads the accumulated Design Passport and audits every inferential sentence against what actually identifies it — the design, the sample, and the uncertainty. It does not compute; it refuses conclusions the study cannot support.

The Core Rule

A CLAIM MAY NOT EXCEED ITS DESIGN, ITS SAMPLE, OR ITS UNCERTAINTY.
AUDIT EACH SENTENCE AGAINST WHAT ACTUALLY IDENTIFIES IT.