Review facts, missing context, and unsupported claims

Unit ID: AIT-M03-U01 Estimated active time: 15-20 minutes

The main idea

Names, dates, numbers, rules, and comparisons need special attention.

These are the parts of an output most likely to have been supplied by the tool rather than by you, and they are the parts a reader is most likely to act on.

Why this matters

A missing fact is safer than an invented one. If an output says "the deadline is not stated in your notes", you know what to do. If it says "the deadline is Friday", you may never think to ask where Friday came from.

Safe example

A generated event summary says registration closes Friday, but the original note never gave a date.

The summary is otherwise accurate, which is what makes the added date easy to miss.

Better working habit

Separate facts that are provided, claims that need checking, and assumptions.

Three columns are enough. Anything in the second or third column is work you still have to do.

What to watch for

Do not let the tool hide assumptions inside confident sentences.

Phrases such as "as expected", "typically", and "most teams" are usually assumptions wearing the clothes of a fact.

Mini practice

Create a three-column table: provided fact, needs checking, assumption.

Fill it for one real output. Count how many rows land in the first column.

Check yourself

Before moving on, answer:

• Which facts did I supply, and which appeared without me?
• Which claims would change the reader's decision if they were wrong?
• What assumption is hidden in the most confident sentence here?