| CPC C09D 11/54 (2013.01) [B41M 7/0018 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A treatment liquid which is a water-based treatment liquid and which is used for a recording method of adhering a water-based ink jet ink composition containing a colorant and the treatment liquid to a recording medium, the treatment liquid containing:
an organic acid; and
at least one selected from an organic acid polyvalent metal salt and a cationic polymer,
wherein a content of the organic acid is 5.0 percent by mass or less with respect to a total mass of the treatment liquid,
a content of the at least one selected from an organic acid polyvalent metal salt and a cationic polymer is 1 to 15 percent by mass with respect to the total mass of the treatment liquid, and
the treatment liquid has a pH of 5.5 or more.
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