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+# Appendix B: Sample Annotated Claim Transcripts
+
+This appendix provides two anonymized insurance claim excerpts.  
+Each is accompanied by forensic annotations illustrating **recursive linguistic signatures**,  
+including denial loops, narrative overcontrol, empathic bypass, and more.
+
+---
+
+## Case 1: **Flagged for Narrative Fabrication (Zone III)**  
+**Claim Type:** Auto Theft  
+**Outcome:** Confirmed fraudulent after internal audit
+
+---
+
+### Transcript Excerpt
+
+> "So I parked the car around 7:42 PM—at least that’s what I remember, maybe 7:45—and went straight inside. I didn’t see anything suspicious. I locked it. I *always* lock it. I *never* forget. Then, the next morning—about 6:17 AM—I walked out and it was gone. Just gone. I mean, what else could’ve happened? The police didn’t find any glass, so I’m thinking it must’ve been towed or something. But I called. They didn’t have it. It’s crazy."
+
+---
+
+### Annotations
+
+- **Narrative Overcontrol:**  
+  Use of precise, oddly specific timestamps (7:42, 6:17) with hedged certainty ("at least that’s what I remember")  
+- **Denial Looping:**  
+  "*I always lock it.* I *never forget.*" — repeated unprovoked affirmations of behavior  
+- **Claimant Displacement:**  
+  "It must’ve been towed or something…" shifts responsibility away from the claimant  
+- **Temporal Drift:**  
+  Ambiguity in overnight timeline; no verification of car status until morning  
+
+---
+
+## Case 2: **Validated Claim (Zone I)**  
+**Claim Type:** Property Damage from Storm  
+**Outcome:** Paid in full, corroborated by weather and neighbor statements
+
+---
+
+### Transcript Excerpt
+
+> "I didn’t see the fence until later that afternoon. The wind had picked up fast. I think it was maybe around noon that the gusts really hit. The neighbor said she saw it falling just before 1 PM. I hadn’t even gone outside yet—I was still on the phone with work. When I went out, the whole left side was leaning into her yard."
+
+---
+
+### Annotations
+
+- **Temporal Coherence:**  
+  Time sequencing is consistent and corroborated by neighbor testimony  
+- **Absence of Overjustification:**  
+  No defensive language or excessive rationalization  
+- **Natural Affective Arc:**  
+  Calm progression of discovery and verification, typical of honest recounting  
+- **Grounded in Relational Detail:**  
+  Inclusion of third-party perspective strengthens witness alignment  
+
+---
+
+These samples highlight the **contrast** between deceptive and authentic language structures.  
+The recursive forensic method does not rely on content alone, but on **how** truth is encoded—or fractured—in linguistic form.