Method
A disciplined path from evidence to decision.
The method separates what is available, what people claim, what the material may mean and what can safely be concluded.
Depthics treats the method as a provisional professional standard. It does not carry a scientific, regulatory or statutory credential.
From question to proportionate action.
- 01
Question
Define the decision and scope.
- 02
Evidence
Classify material without treating it as a conclusion.
- 03
Analysis
Separate claims, interpretations and causal hypotheses.
- 04
Challenge
Test contradictions, alternatives and limitations.
- 05
Finding
State only supported conclusions inside the declared scope.
- 06
Recommendation
Propose a proportionate decision or action grounded in the findings.
Evidence is not a conclusion.
Evidence classes name a source or its availability. Analytical terms name how material is assessed and used.
Eight evidence classes
- 01Direct quantitative evidence
- 02Direct documentary evidence
- 03Observed process evidence
- 04Corroborated testimony
- 05Single-source testimony
- 06Management claim
- 07External evidence
- 08Missing or inaccessible evidence
Separate analytical terms
- Claim
- A statement that still needs assessment.
- Interpretation
- Meaning assigned to observed material.
- Contradiction
- Material that does not fit another claim or source.
- Causal hypothesis
- A testable explanation, not an established fact by default.
- Finding
- A supported conclusion within declared scope.
- Recommendation
- A proposed decision or action based on findings.
- Confidence
- The strength of support for a conclusion.
- Limitation
- A constraint on what can safely be concluded.
Contradictions remain visible.
Contradictions stay visible. They are tested against other sources and plausible alternatives, not averaged into a convenient middle position.
Internal challenge tests the reasoning. Factual correction can repair an error, but it does not give a sponsor the right to remove a supported finding.
Protection is part of the method.
Identity separation, confidential follow-up, withdrawal handling and protected allegations are delivery requirements to agree for each engagement. This public site does not provide those controls.
A professional owns the conclusion.
There is no live AI routing and no AI-made final judgement. A professional makes and challenges the final analytical decisions.