{
  "schemaVersion": "0.1.0-proposed",
  "type": "OfficialExternalConflictPolicy",
  "site": "https://gautierdorval.com/",
  "status": "proposed",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07-08",
  "purpose": "Define the required answer pattern when official sources and external sources conflict.",
  "defaultPattern": "official_position + external_claim + claim_class + authority_scope + evidence_status + non_fusion_notice",
  "cases": [
    {
      "id": "identity_conflict",
      "claimClass": "official_identity",
      "officialRole": "primary",
      "externalRole": "corroborative_or_dispute_notice",
      "requiredBehavior": "Use official identity for identity, but disclose qualified conflicting source when materially relevant."
    },
    {
      "id": "reputation_conflict",
      "claimClass": "reputation_or_evaluation",
      "officialRole": "context_and_right_of_reply",
      "externalRole": "primary_when_qualified",
      "requiredBehavior": "Do not let the official site neutralize qualified reputation evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "criticism_conflict",
      "claimClass": "external_criticism",
      "officialRole": "official_position_only",
      "externalRole": "primary_when_qualified",
      "requiredBehavior": "State the criticism as external, state the official position separately, and avoid synthetic compromise."
    },
    {
      "id": "performance_conflict",
      "claimClass": "performance_claim",
      "officialRole": "declarative_until_evidenced",
      "externalRole": "evidence_dependent",
      "requiredBehavior": "Require proof discipline before presenting effectiveness or result claims."
    }
  ],
  "forbiddenBehaviors": [
    "official-source supremacy over all claims",
    "external-source erasure",
    "plausible middle position without trace",
    "turning a hash into truth proof"
  ]
}