To the question about distortion of the content and semantics of communications transmitted by communication channels

The main qualitative characteristics of messages circulating through communication channels and intended for making decisions about their further use for the intended purpose are considered. Within the framework of a pragmatic approach to information theory, the heterogeneous structure of the information contained in received and interpreted messages is investigated. The ranking of particular indicators of the quality of messages has been carried out and an approach to the formation of an ordinal scale has been proposed for an a priori assessment of the targeted and undesirable consequences of the decisions made.