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RAGHard· Conflict Resolution· Data Lineage· Source Reliability

Two of your sources return contradicting values for the...

The system should first assess whether the sources are independent or merely copies of the same document, as this distinguishes between a genuine conflict and a counting artifact. When shipping a solution, collapse the data to lineages and prioritize the document with the later effective date rather than the ingest date. If the disagreement remains, provide both values with their respective dates to the generator, allowing it to report the conflict. Avoid trusting ‘authoritative’ sources blindly, as even an authoritative source can contain stale information.

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