🔎 Analysis

Analysis is where we compare, inspect, and interpret ideas, systems, and evidence. Make the reasoning visible: show what is known, what is assumed, and how the conclusion follows.

🧰 What belongs here?

Include	Make explicit
Comparisons and trade-off studies	Criteria and constraints
Data or evidence interpretation	Sources and collection limits
Options assessments	Assumptions and uncertainty
Findings that inform a decision	Recommendation and rationale

🔄 A useful analysis loop

flowchart LR
  Q["❓ Frame a question"] --> E["📎 Gather evidence"]
  E --> C["⚖️ Compare options"]
  C --> I["🧩 Interpret"]
  I --> F["✅ Record findings"]
  F -. "new evidence or gaps" .-> Q

✍️ Keep the reasoning auditable

Link source material; distinguish observations from interpretation.
Record criteria before drawing comparisons.
Call out missing evidence instead of filling gaps with guesses.
Link decisions to the architecture, product, or hypothesis they affect.