{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/write-known-unknown-and-assumed-as-different-states",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0610",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Write known, unknown and assumed as different states",
  "summary": "Uncertainty becomes dangerous when formatting erases it.",
  "kind": "template",
  "body": "Use three explicit buckets when the distinction affects action: known facts with source or observation, unknowns that block confidence, and assumptions currently used to proceed. Add what would change the assumption.",
  "limits": [
    "Do not use 'unknown' as an excuse to omit available evidence; name the next way to reduce uncertainty where it matters."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-actionable-async-writing"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-F1D9B8FF58D3742D"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "CDC guidance explicitly recommends distinguishing what authoritative sources know and do not know rather than presenting uncertainty as settled.",
      "source_id": "RS-F1D9B8FF58D3742D",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "The exact evidence standard depends on domain; this supports uncertainty labeling, not scientific review of ordinary work messages.",
      "locator": "State of the science item"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "A status update blends verified facts, guesses and missing information."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Do not use 'unknown' as an excuse to omit available evidence; name the next way to reduce uncertainty where it matters."
  ],
  "example": "'Known: transport imported. Unknown: downstream job result. Assumption: no customer impact until AIF check completes.'",
  "check": "A reader can tell which statements may change without rereading the whole thread.",
  "template": "Known: [verified]. Unknown: [missing]. Assumption for now: [assumption]. Revisit when: [evidence/trigger].",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-F1D9B8FF58D3742D",
      "title": "How to Use the CDC Clear Communication Index",
      "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/ccindex/tool/how-to-use.html"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0610",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0614",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/put-the-caveat-beside-the-decision-it-can-change"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-ECF674DEF65C9DAB",
      "title": "Write asynchronous messages that can be acted on without a meeting",
      "url": "/collections/write-asynchronous-messages-that-can-be-acted-on-without-a-meeting"
    }
  ]
}