V · Stay in charge · 6 min
Lesson 19
How to judge an answer
Fluent is not the same as true. Make the work visible.
Fluent is not the same as true. Make the work visible enough that a tired human can catch it.
- 01
Name one source of truth
The notes, the spreadsheet, the statute, the repo. Tell the model which file wins.
- 02
Require uncertainty
“Not stated,” “conflicting,” “needs a source.” Ban silent guesses.
- 03
Check the joints
Numbers, names, dates, URLs, and anything that will be sent onward. Skim the prose; audit the joints.
- 04
Open the citation
If a tool claimed a source, click it. Models mis-summarize pages they did fetch.
Check
An answer lists a statistic with no source. You need it for a slide. What next?
Choose an answer to see why.