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title: "Unknowns are part of the result."
description: "How HARBINGER retains missing, conflicting, and weakening evidence."
updated: "27 August 2026"
candidate_route: "/docs/harbinger/foundations/gaps-counter-signals"
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# Unknowns are part of the result.

How HARBINGER retains missing, conflicting, and weakening evidence.

## A gap states what cannot yet be supported

Do not replace missing evidence with an estimate merely to complete a view. State the missing object, relationship, period, or source.

## Conflict preserves both claims

When sources disagree, retain each claim and its lineage so a reviewer can inspect the difference.

## Counter-signals test the current path

- A new observation incompatible with the current interpretation
- Time evidence showing that a relationship was not valid
- Supposed corroboration derived from one original source
- A correction or withdrawal that weakens the claim

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Published route: /docs/harbinger/foundations/gaps-counter-signals