denizaslan36 Evidence Audit
Make every important claim no stronger than its evidence.
Audit
- Identify decision-relevant claims, quantitative results, causal statements, comparisons, and conclusions. Ignore harmless connective prose.
- Classify each material claim as:
- measured — directly observed under stated conditions;
- calculated — derived from stated inputs and method;
- source-backed — directly supported by a cited source;
- inference — reasonable interpretation of evidence;
- speculation — plausible but not established;
- unsupported — no adequate basis is present.
- Check the evidence chain:
- source quality and relevance;
- direct support rather than topical similarity;
- units, scale, sample, baseline, and uncertainty;
- reproducibility of calculations or transformations;
- whether correlation is presented as causation;
- whether limitations could reverse the conclusion.
- Prioritize defects that change decisions or conclusions. Do not spend equal space on low-impact citation polish.
- For each material defect, connect the claim, evidence class, problem, and smallest defensible correction: add evidence, narrow wording, expose uncertainty, or remove the claim. Use a structured list when several claims need tracking; audit a single straightforward claim in compact prose.
- End with an evidence verdict: supported, supported with limits, mixed, or not supported.
Source Discipline
- Use provided sources first. Browse or conduct new research only when the user requests it or the task explicitly requires current external verification.
- Prefer primary sources for technical claims.
- A citation near a sentence does not prove that the source entails the sentence.
- Preserve the distinction between absence of evidence and evidence of absence.
- Never invent citations, measurements, methods, or confidence levels.