The correct answer is given by Andrew Gelman right at the top: "Unfortunately, no, I don’t know of any heuristic, beyond using tools such as GRIM to check for c

The correct answer is given by Andrew Gelman right at the top: "Unfortunately, no, I don’t know of any heuristic, beyond using tools such as GRIM to check for consistency of reported numerical results." The question is essentially whether it is possible to have a structural procedure to evaluate the semantic validity of a statement.