A starting point for discussion
The idea
A view that judges a decision process by its results treats it as acceptable if it achieves valuable aims, such as reducing crime or improving well-being.
Place in the reasoning
AI assessment · Connected to reasoning
This describes a result-focused standard: a decision process is accepted because it achieves valuable aims.
Clear rules do not ensure meaningful participation
It supplies one side of the process-versus-results distinction relevant to evaluating public decision rules; it does not itself establish that results are sufficient.
What this means and why it matters
What this means
On this view, the value of a decision process depends on what it achieves.
Why it matters
A process may produce good results and still raise concerns if people also care about how it treats those involved.
Conditions & assumptions
Source coverage: Full readable text of the author manuscript from an accessible mirror; not the publisher typeset version. The passage describes this view as judging procedures by how well they achieve their aims. Addresses: Judging a process by its results.
Questions this connects to
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How strong is this claim?
AI assessment · not a probability or a final resolution
The passage directly states that this view emphasizes what a process achieves.
See the assessment in detail
The passage explains a view about decision-making. It does not report evidence for that view.
The passage clearly describes success in reaching desired aims as the standard.