Evidence Brief Template

What makes a claim safe to reuse?

An evidence page makes a claim traceable.

Use this when the page job is evidence.

Frontmatter

type: evidence
template: evidence-brief-template
template_url: /playbook/standards/templates/evidence-brief-template
loop_phase: measure
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?

## Context

- [Related page](/playbook/)

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

• Page Types - full page-type catalogue.
• Open Knowledge Format Mapping - source-backed frontmatter and link graph mapping.
• Performance - connect evidence to measurement.

Questions

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?