The term “appraise” in literature is employed in a broad array of contexts, from assessing personal merit and artistic value to evaluating factual accuracy and financial worth. It can describe both the nuanced judgment of character or quality—as seen when someone's true merits are weighed after intoxication [1] or when a character’s intelligence is calibrated in conversation [2]—and the systematic evaluation of concrete objects or historical events, such as the inspection of government actions [3] or the valuation of estates [4]. Additionally, the word often captures the blend of subjective discernment and objective analysis in literary criticism, where works are measured not only for their technical merits but also for the emotional responses they evoke [5, 6]. This versatility has allowed “appraise” to become a favored expression among writers and thinkers, lending a sense of deliberate scrutiny and measured judgment in diverse narrative and analytical settings [7, 8].