---
entity_slug: poacher
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:06:26.552350'
overall_score: 3.8
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is clear and specific, identifying poachers as individuals
    who illegally hunt/fish on private property and connecting this to Smith's economic
    principle about agreeable work being poorly compensated. It captures a distinct
    concept rather than being vague or circular.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter
    10, where he specifically uses poachers as an example to illustrate how natural
    enjoyment of certain activities creates labor oversupply and drives down wages.
    The connection to Smith's actual argument is explicit and accurate.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Placement in "Distribution" domain is appropriate since this relates
    to how wages are distributed based on the nature of employment and labor supply
    dynamics. The concept fits well within Smith's analysis of wage determination
    across different occupations.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity represents a specific example or case study rather than a
    systemic function, making it difficult to map naturally to any particular VSM
    system. It's more of an illustrative phenomenon than a structural component of
    an economic system.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity illuminates an important economic mechanism - how intrinsic
    job satisfaction affects labor supply and wage levels - which is a key insight
    in Smith's theory of wage determination. It provides concrete illustration of
    abstract economic principles about employment compensation.
---

# Evaluation: Poacher

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is clear and specific, identifying poachers as individuals who illegally hunt/fish on private property and connecting this to Smith's economic principle about agreeable work being poorly compensated. It captures a distinct concept rather than being vague or circular.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's text from Book I, Chapter 10, where he specifically uses poachers as an example to illustrate how natural enjoyment of certain activities creates labor oversupply and drives down wages. The connection to Smith's actual argument is explicit and accurate.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

Placement in "Distribution" domain is appropriate since this relates to how wages are distributed based on the nature of employment and labor supply dynamics. The concept fits well within Smith's analysis of wage determination across different occupations.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This entity represents a specific example or case study rather than a systemic function, making it difficult to map naturally to any particular VSM system. It's more of an illustrative phenomenon than a structural component of an economic system.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important economic mechanism - how intrinsic job satisfaction affects labor supply and wage levels - which is a key insight in Smith's theory of wage determination. It provides concrete illustration of abstract economic principles about employment compensation.
