Check a citation against the claim it supports
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Check a citation against the claim it supports

Put each claim beside its source. Fix an overstated percentage and copied wording, then check what still needs a citation.

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Define what counts as support

Choose one paragraph and the original sources behind it. A citation is useful only when its passage supports the actual claim, including who, when and what was measured. Separate a missing source from a source that contradicts the claim. In this exercise you will also catch copied wording; use quotation marks or a genuinely independent summary with attribution, never conceal a copy.

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  1. Define what counts as support

    Choose one paragraph and the original sources behind it. A citation is useful only when its passage supports the actual claim, including who, when and what was measured. Separate a missing source from a source that contradicts the claim. In this exercise you will also catch copied wording; use quotation marks or a genuinely independent summary with attribution, never conceal a copy.

  2. Load the fictional claims and source notes

    Fictional practice case — no real study or participant. DRAFT C1: The programme always improves every student’s memory by 75% [A]. DRAFT C2: The club offered four weekly practice sessions and collected self-reports [A]. DRAFT C3: The school recommends mandatory adoption [B]. SOURCE A, Method: “The club offered four weekly practice sessions and collected self-reports.” Twenty-four volunteers joined; 18 said they felt more confident explaining the topic after four weeks. Memory was not tested. There was no comparison group. SOURCE B, Decision note: The school has not made an adoption decision. Further review is needed. Only these section labels are supplied. There are no real authors, publication dates, page numbers or URLs to infer.

  3. Request an evidence table without invented references

    Use only the supplied draft and source notes. For every supplied claim, return: claim ID; source label and section; exact supporting or contradicting passage; verdict (supported, overstated, unsupported or cannot verify); correction; unresolved reference details. Keep the claim’s scope, population and outcome distinct from what the source actually measured. In the fictional C1–C3 case, explain the meaning and limits of 18/24; do not import that count into another source. Flag wording copied exactly and show quotation with attribution where appropriate. Missing or inaccessible text cannot verify a claim, and a supplied reference is not proof you opened the publication. Do not invent bibliographic details, quotations or a study. Keep your current assistant; no second tool is required. Source material:

  4. Compare the three decisions with the worked correction

    C1 — overstated: 18/24 is the share of volunteers reporting greater confidence, not evidence that memory improved. A, Method says memory was not tested and there was no comparison group. Correction: “In this fictional club exercise, 18 of 24 volunteers reported greater confidence after four weeks.” Remove “always” and “every student”; do not claim a cause. C2 — supported wording, quotation needed: it exactly copies A, Method. Write: Source A, Method states, “The club offered four weekly practice sessions and collected self-reports.” The section label is sufficient for this exercise; do not invent a page. C3 — unsupported: B, Decision note says no adoption decision has been made. Remove the recommendation claim, or write that the decision is still pending. Unresolved: real publication details and any evidence about memory. Neither is available in this fictional material.

  5. Check each source before accepting the correction

    Open the source comparison below. For C1, check the denominator 24, numerator 18, four-week period, self-report wording and absence of a memory test or control group. For C2, compare the quotation word for word and retain A, Method. For C3, keep “not yet decided” rather than a recommendation. If your own source cannot be opened, leave its claim unverified and request the original. Editing your source or draft clears the review checks; complete them again after the change.

  6. Keep the evidence trail with the final wording

    Copy your final claim table and reviewed paragraph before leaving this page. Keep source titles, the exact passages, supplied locations, and a separate unresolved list. For real work, open the originals and apply your school or publisher’s reference style; the fictional labels A/B are not real citations. Use the stakeholder-update Task only when you need to explain the checked findings to another audience, without upgrading their certainty.

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