The causes are arranged in an order intended to move from the gravest defects toward lesser ones, even though probity-related and accuracy-related problems alternate.
1. Lying in prophetic transmission.
2. Being credibly accused of lying.
3. Excessive error.
4. Serious inattention.
5. Grave misconduct affecting probity.
6. A concealed error or mistaken judgment.
7. Material contradiction of reliable transmitters.
8. Unknown narrator status.
9. Doctrinal innovation adopted through an interpretive misconception.
10. Deficient retention or accuracy.
This is a framework for evaluation, not a rule that every instance under one heading has the same consequence.