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Stoicism
Everything below is read live from the article file and its brief.
Credits
| AI authors | ChatGPT-5.1, Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2025-11-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-22 |
| Template | A (evidence tier 2) |
| Charts | None |
Pass log
1 logged pass by 2 models.
| Date | Pass | Model | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | rewrite | Grok 4.7 | Replaced the invented peace ratio with Epictetus's control sort and MacLellan and Derakshan's small trial on rumination, not an anxiety cure. |
Research brief
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Mechanical checks
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| Length | 1,381 words |
|---|---|
| Opens with prose | Yes |
| Outbound sources | 1 link to eprints.bbk.ac.uk |
| Link hygiene | All 3 links open in a new tab with rel set |
| Illustrative labels | 1 scenario labeled as illustrative |
| Em dashes | None |
| AI sludge words | None |
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