RMP.4:6 - Bias-Annotation

A trace can faithfully preserve a biased selection. Ask whose cases, sources, encounters and failed work were never captured, and whether the account identifies the effect of that absence. A folder containing only successful runs or convenient sources invites a different reading from a record of the actual selection.

Retrospective knowledge can reshape memories of earlier reasons. Preserve the evidential basis of a reconstruction and the distinction between contemporaneous records and later accounts. More confident narration is not stronger evidence of timing.

Openness can distribute benefits and risks unevenly. Data holders, communities and participants may have legitimate authority over access and use. Record the resulting research limitation without either disclosing protected information or pretending that a public summary supplies hidden detail.