rubric

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It can help to think in loose categories — less a rubric than a set of handles you can grab when decision-making feels like too much:

From Salon

Under the new system, one of those readers is the AI model, which has been trained on past applicant essays and the rubric for scoring, Espinoza said.

From Los Angeles Times

Ultimately, the dog is matched with an adopter using the same considered rubric, and the happily ever after ensues.

From Los Angeles Times

The second question on this foolproof rubric is, “Does the shark movie have a necessary degree of camp that both reveres and respects that it is, indeed, a shark movie?”

From Salon

"I believe Harry falls very much into that rubric," Dolan said, "because the scapegoat is not only the one who's perceived to be the villain of the family, but their truth-telling is perceived as betrayal."

From Salon