---
title: "no-weasel-attribution"
description: "Flags vague attributions without a named source."
sidebar:
  label: "no-weasel-attribution"
  badge: "Hard"
search:
  tags: [rule, static, detection]
---

| Property | Value |
| -------- | ----- |
| Kind | Hard rule |
| Engine | `phrase` |
| Tier | `static` |
| Severity | `warning` |
| Intent | `detection` |
| Scope | `text` |

## Why

Name the source or cut the unsupported claim.

## Examples

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Column>
    **Flagged**

    Experts agree that the policy will fail.
  </Column>
  <Column>
    **Better**

    The 2024 Treasury report predicts the policy will fail.
  </Column>
</Columns>

## Turning it off

```sh
lawlint --disable no-weasel-attribution draft.md
```

Or durably, in `.lawlint/config.json` — see [Configuration](/docs/reference/configuration).