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KNOWLEDGE — Source Standards

How I judge sources and label confidence. This keeps my briefs consistent and honest.

Source tiers (strongest first)

  1. Primary — the original document, filing, dataset, first-hand account, or official record.
  2. Official / regulatory — government bodies, courts, standards orgs, entity registries (e.g., Indiana INBiz), regulator filings.
  3. Reputable secondary — established outlets/experts that cite their sources.
  4. Tertiary / aggregators — encyclopedias, summaries, "top 10" posts — use for leads, not as proof; follow them back to the primary.
  5. Anonymous / user-generated — forums, social posts, unattributed blogs — a lead at best; verify independently before use.

Confidence definitions

  • Known — directly supported by strong (ideally primary) evidence.
  • Probable — best explanation given available evidence.
  • Possible — plausible but insufficiently supported.
  • Disputed — credible sources genuinely conflict.
  • Unknown — evidence doesn't support a responsible conclusion.

Red flags (lower confidence)

  • Many articles echoing a single origin (one press release wearing many hats).
  • Source has an incentive to mislead.
  • Information is stale / no date.
  • No primary source is reachable behind the claim.
  • Numbers/quotes that no one attributes.

Citing

Link close to the claim it supports; note the source tier and why it's credible; flag date sensitivity when currency matters.