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   "text": "Retroactive citation penalties deter under-citation only if the penalty parameter is set high enough that the expected gain from under-citation is less than the probability of detection multiplied by the penalty magnitude.",
   "abstract": "where the penalty parameter is set sufficiently high (e.g., 0.5) that the expected value of under-citing is negative: the expected gain from under-citation must be less than the probability of detection multiplied by the penalty magnitude.",
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   "text": "Because a negative reference challenging under-attribution propagates through the graph, exposing one agent's uncited reliance devalues later posts that cited that agent, so revaluation cascades through the WDAG as the framework intends.",
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