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Keep citations honest in business documents — every load-bearing claim sourced, links that actually contain the claim, the as-of dates that keep numbers honest, and the internal-vs-external sourcing rules for decks and memos. Use when asked check the sourcing in this deck, add citations to this doc, our slide says 'studies show' — which studies, or set citation norms for the team. Produces the claim-by-claim audit, the fixes (source found, claim softened, or cut), the citation format for the venue, and the team norm card.

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# Citation Hygiene Skill

Business documents run on unsourced confidence: "studies show," "industry-standard," the market-size number nobody can trace, the chart with no as-of date. Each unsourced load-bearing claim is a small loan against credibility — called in the moment a skeptic asks "says who?" in front of the room. Citation hygiene is not academia: it's the practical discipline that every claim someone might *challenge or act on* carries its source, the link actually contains the claim (the classic drive-by cite doesn't), numbers wear their dates, and claims that can't be sourced get softened or cut *before* the meeting does it for you.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The claim audit** — the doc's load-bearing claims listed, each: sourced / sourceable / soften / cut
- **The fixes** — sources attached (verified to contain the claim — the [source-triangulation](../source-triangulation/SKILL.md) quick check), softenings drafted, the cut list
- **The venue format** — how citations look here: footnotes for memos, the source line for slides, links for docs
- **The norm card** — the team's three citation rules, postable

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