Exposure Report
3 claims reviewed for structural exposure.
Example: city-budget newsletter
“The City of Riverton allocated $4.2 million to infrastructure repairs this fiscal year.”
Numeric figure is presented without a baseline or comparison class needed to interpret the magnitude.
No baseline period, comparison class, or total budget stated; the figure cannot be contextualized without these.
“The new procurement policy reduced cost overruns by 18 percent across all city departments.”
Causal claim pairs an intervention (procurement policy) with a metric change (18% reduction) without a stated comparison baseline or experimental evidence.
No comparison group, pre-policy baseline period, or methodology stated; the causal attribution cannot be evaluated without one.
“Riverton's capital expenditure grew by $900,000 compared to the prior fiscal year.”
Numeric claim requires a source and baseline to evaluate the percentage change and whether the prior-year figure is audited.
Prior-year figure and the source of both figures are not cited; it is unclear whether the comparison uses the same accounting scope.