usages of polite society unspecified sense

Kakuzo Okakura (author)

• tea-masters have shaped usages of polite society usages of polite society
  assertspositivesource: okakura-book-of-tea

  in the usages of polite society, but also in the arrangement of all our domestic details, do we feel the presence of the tea-masters

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 0.90 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The author explicitly states 'in the usages of polite society, but also in the arrangement of all our domestic details, do we feel the presence of the tea-masters,' which directly affirms that tea-masters have shaped usages of polite society. The minor variance is that the passage indicates their influence is 'felt' rather than explicitly stating they 'have shaped,' but this is a negligible rewording of the same concept.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. Viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'author' (the passage presents this as the author's own assertion, not attributing it to a named source). Stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the passage straightforwardly states this influence without dispute or questioning. Sentiment is correctly positive, matching the admiring tone throughout ('Great as has been the influence'). Time is correctly null as the passage provides no specific temporal scope. Context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict this claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about tea-masters shaping polite society usages.