RCSource Discipline
RealClear Evidence Standard
The evidence standard is simple: no material public claim without a source, and no missing professional answer disguised as certainty.
For buyers and advisors who need the memo to survive internal review, outside counsel review, and investment committee challenge.
Source classes
RealClear labels facts so the reader knows their status before acting on them.
- Public record: sourced from a public filing, ordinance, staff report, agenda, opinion, utility filing, transcript, or credible local record.
- Buyer provided: supplied by the development team and treated as an input to verify later.
- Consultant needed: a professional lane must answer before the team relies on it.
- Unknown: the record does not support a conclusion yet.
Material claims
A material claim is a claim that could affect recommendation, spend, timing, or handoff. Those claims need source ties. Cosmetic commentary does not.
Quality check
Escalated findings and publication-ready outputs pass an independent quality check before delivery. The goal is not theatrical certainty; it is a useful, cited decision record.