I reply:
Sorry, but I have no idea what "ancillary inference networks" are.
I need to see simple compelling examples where
those networks offer new power or greater comfort.
Then I would like to see semi-formal
definitions of what the nodes-links represent, what
the input is, what questions they are designed to answer,
and what logic stands behind the answers.
The burden of explicating all these, I am afraid, lies
with those who find such networks meaningful.
Others cannot do it for you,
=========Judea