Disciplinary defaults get hardwired until they become invisible

Evidence

There is no one inherently right, correct, or proper transformation. However, in different traditions and cultures some defaults are so hardwired as to be virtually invisible. The point of the semantic transformation approach is to make visible—and hence up for discussion—these defaults. — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts and Measurement, 679

Categorization

• DEFINE: Semantic transformation methodology is defined by its purpose: making a tradition’s hidden measurement defaults explicit and debatable.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in how classification systems constitute political infrastructure in AI training, and to institutional bureaucratic practice shaping what gets recorded.