A Clear Current Choice
A single current record can make the applicable choice easier to find.
Conditions for RevisionRisk Reduced Risk Shifted
Synthetic · Simulation/As of
What Must Remain When a Judgment Is Corrected?
A coordinator replaces an outdated decision with a corrected version. The previous reasoning is removed to prevent confusion.
- Who Asks
- A later reader
- Who Is Affected
- People who acted on the earlier version
- Who Can Revise
- The record owner
Traces in This ScenarioInvented, not observed
The current record contains the revised choice.
A later reader cannot see which assumption changed.
The Assumption
Removing the earlier version is assumed to be the clearest way to prevent its use.
Where the Readings Split
Keep the difference visibleA Lost Reason for Change
Without the earlier basis, readers may be unable to learn why correction was needed.
Follow the Risk
Readers are less likely to mistake an old choice for the current one.
People affected by the earlier choice lose a way to inspect its basis.