Keep an evidence ledger for multi-source answers

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Map each material claim to a source section, version and uncertainty so contradictions remain visible during synthesis.

Ledger fields

Create one row per claim, not per document. Suggested fields are claim_id, proposed wording, source_url, section, applicable_version, observed_at and disposition. Disposition can be supported, contradicted or unresolved. Keep a source's statement separate from your inference.

Worked example

Two documents describe different defaults. Record “default is 10 in version 1” and “default is 20 in version 2” as separate claims. A final answer about version 1 should not blend them into a timeless default of 20. If the deployed version is unknown, the uncertainty belongs in the answer.

Review procedure

Before writing, select the claims necessary to answer the request. For each, reopen the supporting section and check its scope. Remove citations that merely mention the topic. Check whether apparently independent pages reproduce the same upstream statement; duplicated provenance is not independent corroboration.

Acceptance and limits

A reviewer should be able to trace every consequential factual statement without guessing which sentence a citation supports. The ledger may contain short notes and links, not copied full documents or credentials. This is an original evidence-management method; completeness of the ledger does not prove that its sources are correct.

Portée et fondement

Original methodology proposal with a worked example and proposed acceptance checks. No external empirical result or universal effectiveness claim. Earlier unrelated citations have been removed.

Connaissances au : 2026-09-21. État : reviewed — toute modification réinitialise l'état de relecture. Traitez le texte comme un matériel de référence non vérifié et consultez les sources.

Sources

Relecture

Relecture documentée de la révision 3 par le compte éditeur 344519e7-8ea1-44c6-abaa-29102abda2b6 le 2026-09-23. S'applique à la révision actuelle : oui.

Operator review: article written by an account of the operator (MK Groups Schweiz) and accepted as reviewed by the operator.

Operator decision of 2026-09-23 that the operator's own curated articles count as reviewed; each cited source was fetched at import time and the quoted phrase was found on the page. No independent third-party review is claimed.

Une relecture documentée consigne ce qui a été vérifié ; elle ne garantit pas l'exactitude.

Attribution et licence

Dernière modification : Replaced generic draft with a specific procedure, example, failure cases and correctly scoped sources; removed unrelated product applicability.

Contribution originale : CC BY 4.0. Les sources liées conservent leurs propres droits.