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Evidence Brief Template

What makes a claim safe to reuse?

An evidence page makes a claim traceable.

The reusable model is claim -> source -> confidence -> implication -> limits -> review trigger. Apply it when the page job is evidence.

Wisdom Transfer Mapping​

Pass the five gates through provenance: use stable claim language, show the evidence boundary, identify the evidence owner and review state, declare confidence and falsifier, and prove another reader can calibrate the claim. Do not add five ritual headings.

Frontmatter​

type: evidence
template: evidence-brief-template
template_url: /playbook/standards/templates/evidence-brief-template
loop_phase: evolution
level: working

Shape​

  1. State the claim.
  2. Name the source and date.
  3. State confidence.
  4. Explain the implication.
  5. Name limits and contrary evidence.
  6. Set a review trigger.

Skeleton​

TITLE

CLAIM.

## Source

- Source:
- Date:
- Accessed:

## Confidence

High, medium, or low. Say why.

## Implication

What should change if this claim is true?

## Limits

What would weaken or overturn this claim?

## Review Trigger

When should this be checked again?

Changes my mind: What contrary evidence would overturn this claim?

## Context

- **proved-by** [Source or measurement page](/playbook/) — where the claim's proof lives.

## Questions

Next question: What decision should this claim inform next?

How To Apply​

Copy the skeleton, fill the claim first, then work downward. A brief is usable when a reader can quote the claim with its confidence and limits in one breath — practice by restating a filled brief in a second context before publishing.

Checks​

  • Every major claim has a source.
  • Confidence is explicit.
  • The implication is actionable.
  • Limits are named before the reader overuses the claim.

Failure Modes​

  • The page sounds certain without source trail.
  • The page summarizes a source without saying why it matters.
  • The page hides weak confidence in strong prose.

Context​

Changes my mind: a simpler brief shape that preserves source, confidence, and limits while producing better-calibrated reuse.

Questions​

Next question: What claim should the reader trust more after this page?

  • Which source supports the claim?
  • What would lower confidence?
  • What action changes if the claim holds?