[Coding/Special Scores] INCOM2

Aliases

INCOM2
incongruous combination level 2
severe incongruous combination

Definition

INCOM2 is a level 2 Special Score for incongruous combinations that are clearly more severe and stranger than INCOM1.
It is used when the union of parts or qualities is markedly implausible or illogical within the response.

Conditions

Use INCOM2 when the incongruous combination is intense, striking, and difficult to support as only a mild variation.
The response should show a mixture of elements that is not just improper but clearly strange or severely mismatched.
If the real question is whether the level is 1 or 2, reserve INCOM2 for the more severe case.
The presence of INCOM2 often anticipates a link with Lv2 and the weight of WSum6, although the code is still decided first at the response level.

Cautions

INCOM2 is not used just because a response is long, odd, or highly imaginative.
If the main disturbance is a distorted organization among ideas or actions inside the response, review FABCOM2.
If two incompatible percepts are fused into one contaminated perception, review CONTAM.
If the oddity is more a matter of strange wording than an incongruous perceptual combination, compare it with DV2.

Cross References

[Coding/Special Scores] Special Scores
[Coding/Special Scores] INCOM1
[Coding/Special Scores] FABCOM2
[Coding/Special Scores] CONTAM
[Interpretation/Ideation] Sum6
[Interpretation/Ideation] Lv2
[Interpretation/Ideation] WSum6

Evidence Note

Detailed source comparisons remain in the internal provenance note.