Act 7
Judgment
By this point the chart has been built. The target line has been selected, each line has a strength tier, the support and obstacle lines are known, and the advanced movements have been filtered for relevance.
Act 7 asks the hard question: what does that evidence actually predict?
Judgment is not a new calculation layer. It is the disciplined decision step after selection, strength, interaction, and movement have already been read.
Target, obstacle, support, blockers, moving lines, hidden movement, and transformed lines all become evidence.
The prognosis begins by comparing the target line against the obstacle line, then checking whether the rest of the chart reinforces or weakens that call.
A good judgment names the outcome, the mechanism, the confidence level, and the main reason the chart is saying that.
What this act teaches
The act is short, but it is where analysis becomes judgment. We are not adding many new mechanics. We are learning how to decide.
Strong target with weak obstacle points favorable. Weak target with strong obstacle points unfavorable. Balanced force means conflict, not a mild yes.
Very favorable, favorable, mixed, unfavorable, very unfavorable, or uncertain. The label keeps the reading disciplined.
The rest of the chart does not replace the target judgment. It tells us whether the verdict is well supported or fragile.
High, medium, and low confidence are part of the reading. They prevent a precise-looking answer from becoming an overclaim.
Every moving line, clash, combination, and transformation needs a cause and a consequence. Otherwise it is just decoration.
Working labels
The line that represents the thing being asked about.
The line or element that controls, blocks, drains, or opposes the target.
The line or element that feeds the target and helps it hold its ground.
The line or element that feeds the obstacle and makes the problem harder to clear.
The named judgment produced by comparing target strength against obstacle strength.
How cleanly the chart supports the judgment and how much uncertainty remains.
What waits for Act 8
Judgment says what the chart is leaning toward. Timing says when the mechanism opens, blocks, matures, or breaks. We keep those outputs separate on purpose.
Act 7 gives us the internal verdict. Act 8 teaches us how that verdict moves through time.
Checkpoint
By the end of Act 7, you can make a disciplined prognosis: outcome direction, mechanism, confidence, and the main evidence for the call. You still keep timing separate until Act 8.
The modules
How the judgment begins by comparing the target line against the obstacle line.
7.2The Outcome RulesHow target and obstacle strength become a named judgment.
7.3Whole-Chart StrengthHow the rest of the chart supports, weakens, or complicates the judgment.
7.4Confidence and UncertaintyHow to tag a reading as high, medium, or low confidence without hiding the judgment.
7.5Movement Has CauseHow to make sure every moving line, clash, combination, and transformation has a reason in the reading.