---
entity_slug: superior_hardship_and_superior_skill
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:27:55.051028'
overall_score: 1.8
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: There is no definition provided at all, making it impossible to assess
    precision or conceptual distinctness. The entity name suggests a pairing of two
    concepts but provides no clarity on what this pairing means or how it functions.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: While Smith does discuss both hardship and skill as factors affecting
    wages in "The Wealth of Nations," the specific pairing as "superior hardship and
    superior skill" as a unified concept is not clearly established in the source
    text. This appears to be an interpretive construction rather than a direct textual
    concept.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The concept relates to labor economics and wage determination, which
    are central themes in Smith's work, so the general economic domain seems appropriate.
    However, without a specified domain or clearer definition, it's difficult to assess
    whether the placement is optimal.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 2.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This could potentially relate to S1 (operational capabilities) or S4
    (environmental adaptation through skill development), but the lack of definition
    makes VSM mapping speculative. The concept seems too underdeveloped to establish
    clear systemic relevance.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 1.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: Without any definition or context, this entity provides no explanatory
    power regarding economic mechanisms or structural relations. It appears to be
    merely a label without substantive content that could illuminate Smith's economic
    theory.
---

# Evaluation: Superior Hardship And Superior Skill

## definition_precision — 1.0 / 5.0

There is no definition provided at all, making it impossible to assess precision or conceptual distinctness. The entity name suggests a pairing of two concepts but provides no clarity on what this pairing means or how it functions.

## source_grounding — 2.0 / 5.0

While Smith does discuss both hardship and skill as factors affecting wages in "The Wealth of Nations," the specific pairing as "superior hardship and superior skill" as a unified concept is not clearly established in the source text. This appears to be an interpretive construction rather than a direct textual concept.

## domain_placement — 3.0 / 5.0

The concept relates to labor economics and wage determination, which are central themes in Smith's work, so the general economic domain seems appropriate. However, without a specified domain or clearer definition, it's difficult to assess whether the placement is optimal.

## vsm_relevance — 2.0 / 5.0

This could potentially relate to S1 (operational capabilities) or S4 (environmental adaptation through skill development), but the lack of definition makes VSM mapping speculative. The concept seems too underdeveloped to establish clear systemic relevance.

## explanatory_value — 1.0 / 5.0

Without any definition or context, this entity provides no explanatory power regarding economic mechanisms or structural relations. It appears to be merely a label without substantive content that could illuminate Smith's economic theory.
