---
entity_slug: national_animosity_in_trade_policy
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T05:56:50.886977'
overall_score: 4.4
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes national animosity as a specific
    driver of trade policy from other motivations, with concrete characteristics (political
    hostility leading to restrictions that harm efficiency). It avoids circularity
    and captures a distinct behavioral pattern in policy-making.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's explicit discussion of the
    Navigation Act of 1651 and England-Holland animosity in Book IV, Chapter 2. Smith
    specifically analyzes how political hostility influences commercial policy, making
    this a clear textual concept rather than an interpretive overlay.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Regulation" is the correct domain placement since this concept specifically
    concerns how political factors shape regulatory and policy decisions in trade.
    It fits naturally within the broader category of government intervention in markets.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as
    it describes how nations respond to perceived external threats through policy,
    and to S5 (identity/policy) as it involves fundamental decisions about national
    priorities. The political-economic interface makes it highly relevant to VSM analysis.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The entity illuminates an important mechanism by which non-economic factors
    distort trade policy, helping explain why economically inefficient policies persist.
    It provides genuine insight into the political economy of trade regulation beyond
    surface-level policy descriptions.
---

# Evaluation: National Animosity In Trade Policy

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes national animosity as a specific driver of trade policy from other motivations, with concrete characteristics (political hostility leading to restrictions that harm efficiency). It avoids circularity and captures a distinct behavioral pattern in policy-making.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's explicit discussion of the Navigation Act of 1651 and England-Holland animosity in Book IV, Chapter 2. Smith specifically analyzes how political hostility influences commercial policy, making this a clear textual concept rather than an interpretive overlay.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

"Regulation" is the correct domain placement since this concept specifically concerns how political factors shape regulatory and policy decisions in trade. It fits naturally within the broader category of government intervention in markets.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it describes how nations respond to perceived external threats through policy, and to S5 (identity/policy) as it involves fundamental decisions about national priorities. The political-economic interface makes it highly relevant to VSM analysis.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

The entity illuminates an important mechanism by which non-economic factors distort trade policy, helping explain why economically inefficient policies persist. It provides genuine insight into the political economy of trade regulation beyond surface-level policy descriptions.
