RMP.2:10 - Rationale

Design is justified by criticism, not ceremony. A useful strategy creates a relation between the question and observations or sources that can make a material error visible. Comparing serious alternatives exposes what the preferred strategy cannot learn and prevents a familiar apparatus from defining the question.

The PostSelectionNeed counterfactual protects a selected design. If every admissible value and joint combination preserves the family, criticism and feasibility, later elaboration can proceed without reopening selection. If plausible values fork a selection still needed, calling that design complete would be false; ResearchDesignHold makes the missing dependency explicit. A completed current allocation choosing no new study can retain that same unknown as a limitation and reopen condition.

EvidenceSufficientStop preserves completion by an already adequate answer. QualifiedNoNewStudy separately preserves completion of the current allocation when evidence remains insufficient but no worthwhile obtainable study is selected. Keeping owner results external prevents RMP.2 from manufacturing domain truth, instrument validity, access, safety, ethics, or authority merely to finish a form.