P1-REQ-13-8-003

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Evidence SHALL remain distinguishable from the claim it supports.

Part 1, Section 13.8: Evidence Requirements.

Evidence and claims serve different purposes. A claim states something about architecture, implementation, deployment, execution, interpretation, governance, authority, or review. Evidence provides recorded support for that claim.

This requirement prevents evidence from replacing the claim and prevents the claim from being treated as evidence. The distinction supports review, auditability, reconstruction, and defensibility.

This requirement applies to Evidence records, claims, and evidence-to-claim relationships.

It applies specifically to:

• Architectural claims
• Implementation claims
• Deployment claims
• Execution claims
• Interpretation claims
• Governance and Authority claims
• Review claims
• Evidence records

Verification SHALL confirm that Evidence remains distinguishable from the claim it supports.

Verification activities include review checks confirming that:

• Claims state what is asserted
• Evidence identifies recorded support for the claim
• Evidence does not replace the claim
• Claims do not replace supporting evidence

Related source section:

• 13.8 Evidence Requirements

Related requirement identifiers:

• P1-REQ-13-8-001
• P1-REQ-13-8-002
• P1-REQ-13-8-004
• P1-REQ-13-8-006

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