Issue Node
A bundle of colliding claim clusters in a dialectical graph
An issue node is a graph object that bundles colliding claims into a coherent object of inquiry. It names the question, records which claims conflict, and tracks the conditions under which the conflict might resolve.
Issue nodes turn contention into structure. Instead of scattering attacks and counterexamples across the graph, the system groups them: "These four claims cannot all be true under these conditions; here are the resolution paths." This is why knowledge synthesis produces issue clusters rather than averaged summaries.
In a Dialectical Graph, issue nodes are first-class objects that connect to contention and to the claims involved. Resolving an issue means either refuting some claims, narrowing their scope, or disambiguating definitions.