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[[Category:Tsm’syen Law]]<br />
[[Category:Recording and Memory]]<br />
[[Category:Codex Principles]]<br />
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== Purpose ==<br />
This principle guards against partial capture of events or teachings being used to create misleading conclusions.<br />
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== Principle ==<br />
'''Selective recording distorts meaning.'''<br />
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== Meaning ==<br />
When only certain parts of a discussion, teaching, or process are preserved while others are omitted, the resulting record can present a false or incomplete picture.<br />
Even true fragments can mislead when separated from the whole.<br />
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Distortion can occur through omission as well as addition.<br />
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== How Selectivity Happens ==<br />
* Recording only statements that support an outcome.<br />
* Ignoring disagreement or uncertainty.<br />
* Removing qualifiers or conditions.<br />
* Capturing conclusion without process.<br />
* Highlighting dramatic moments while omitting context.<br />
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== Why This Matters ==<br />
* Future readers rely on records to understand what truly occurred.<br />
* Partial accounts can create artificial authority.<br />
* Trust erodes when people feel misrepresented.<br />
* Conflict increases when omissions are discovered.<br />
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== Selectivity vs Focus ==<br />
Summaries are sometimes necessary, but they must:<br />
* declare that they are summaries,<br />
* identify what has been left out,<br />
* and point toward fuller sources where possible.<br />
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Transparency reduces distortion.<br />
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== Examples ==<br />
* Reporting approval without noting reservations.<br />
* Quoting an Elder without the circumstances that shaped the teaching.<br />
* Publishing outcome while omitting dissent.<br />
* Recording part of a process and presenting it as complete.<br />
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== Risks if Ignored ==<br />
* Records become tools of persuasion rather than memory.<br />
* Authority may shift toward editors.<br />
* Later correction becomes difficult.<br />
* Legitimacy weakens.<br />
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== Safeguards ==<br />
* Preserve fuller versions when possible.<br />
* Mark excerpts clearly.<br />
* Include acknowledgement of differing views.<br />
* Invite verification by participants or witnesses.<br />
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== Cross-references ==<br />
* [[Recording Requires Careful Attention to Accuracy]]<br />
* [[Errors Must Be Identified and Corrected]]<br />
* [[Removal from Context Risks Distortion]]<br />
* [[Method Matters as Much as Content]]<br />
* [[Verification Strengthens Trust]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
Future work may define ethical standards for summarizing and excerpting.<br />
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== Source Citations ==<br />
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