Separate Facts From Interpretation
Apply fact-versus-inference labeling in a client-facing consulting message.
fact-versus-inference labeling is a structure problem before it is a wording problem. Use the client question as the top of the pyramid. Name the answer, show the few reasons that prove it, and keep the evidence visible enough that a skeptical sponsor can audit your logic. A common consulting trap is to narrate the analysis sequence: interviews, spreadsheet, synthesis, recommendation. That order is comfortable for the consultant but expensive for the client. Put chronology in backup. Put decision logic in front. The practical test is simple: if the client had to leave after the first 60 seconds, would they know…
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