Whole-Chart Strength
Last updated 10/7/2026
This course uses a whole-chart context check based on the distribution of all six line levels. It describes chart-wide temporal distribution and does not replace the target-versus-obstacle comparison. The complete calculation below is an explicit UAYA teaching convention, not a received rule.
Complete course thresholds
Count very strong and strong as strong-or-better. Count weak, very weak, Month-Broken, and Void as weak-or-worse. Moderate enters neither count.
| Condition | Whole-chart category |
|---|---|
| at least 4 strong-or-better and at most 1 weak-or-worse | very strong |
| at least 3 strong-or-better and at most 2 weak-or-worse | strong |
| at least 4 weak-or-worse and at most 1 strong-or-better | very weak |
| at least 3 weak-or-worse and at most 2 strong-or-better | weak |
| otherwise | moderate |
These thresholds are fully stated here so the learner can reproduce the course convention. They are not source doctrine or a vote on the target.
Complete distribution exercise
Example type: invented six-line inputs; no source case or outcome.
Assume the learner’s six line-level rows contain:
| Line | Final level | Count bucket |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | very weak | weak-or-worse |
| 2 | strong | strong-or-better |
| 3 | moderate | neither |
| 4 | Void | weak-or-worse |
| 5 | Month-Broken | weak-or-worse |
| 6 | very weak | weak-or-worse |
The whole-chart category is therefore very weak: four weak-or-worse rows and one strong-or-better row.
If line 2 is the selected target, it remains strong. That contrast is the lesson. Whole-chart context does not overwrite the target state.
Target-relative factor trace
For each wider factor, record one of three decisions:
| Decision | Requirement |
|---|---|
| keep | explicit path to target, support, obstacle, or a retained transformed relation |
| background | visible chart context but no directional role |
| drop | irrelevant to the selected target or already counted elsewhere |
Counterexample: four strong lines unrelated to a weak target do not become four votes for a supportive direction. Without a mechanism, they remain background.
Trap and stopping condition
- Do not infer a result from the whole-chart category alone.
- Do not count the same flag in both a line tier and a new “factor” without explaining why.
- Do not let irrelevant movement rescue or condemn the target.
- Stop when a proposed revision cannot show a path back to the selected target.
Source note
The complete distribution thresholds and keep/background/drop trace are explicit UAYA teaching conventions. They preserve target centrality and are not presented as traditional authority or outcome validation.
Next, state how much trust the evidence record deserves: Confidence and Uncertainty.