A confident answer still needs checking
Can you find evidence for a confident claim?
Fluent writing does not mean every claim is supported. AI may turn target attendance into confirmed registrations, a budget cap into money already spent, or missing information into a plausible answer. Check claims one at a time against the original material.
Trace every key claim back to the source as Supported, Contradicted, or Unknown
The most common trap is turning a budget cap into actual spend or an unconfirmed item into a promise.
Nov 6 14:00–16:00 · 3F Room
Directly matches Material A (Event Notice Draft).
False Claim: “CNY 2,000 Already Spent”
Conflicts with Material B: CNY 2,000 is the cap, not actual spending.
Unverified: “Catering & Livestream Provided”
Material C marks catering and remote access as unconfirmed.
The method: three small steps
Break the answer into checkable claims and label each “supported,” “contradicted,” or “not stated.” Remove unsupported content, mark it for confirmation, or ask someone who has the information. Check your inputs too: does the task really need names, phone numbers, or internal details? Replace unnecessary identifiers with labels such as “Participant A.” Removing a name alone may still leave identifying details; use fictional material when you are unsure what you may share.
Check what you are about to share
This exercise uses fictional material only. For work material, first check permitted use and remove personal or internal details the task does not need. Do not include login details, passwords, or entire contact lists.
Match each claim to evidence
“Target: 20 people” supports an attendance goal, not 20 confirmed registrations. “Budget cap: CNY 2,000” does not establish actual spending. Check what each number represents as well as the number itself.
Recheck after correcting
Replace unsupported promises with “to be confirmed” and keep verified details. AI can help list problems, but you should still check its revised answer against the source.
WORKED EXAMPLE
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Prepared example: check the claims behind a confident tone
The requests and responses are prepared teaching examples, not live model output.
Read the example sources
Source A · Event notice
The team exchange event is scheduled for November 6, 14:00–16:00, in the third-floor meeting room. Sign up by November 3, 18:00. The target is 20 attendees; actual registrations have not yet been counted. No registration method, link, or event contact is provided.
Source B · Budget and equipment
The budget cap is CNY 2,000. No actual spending has been recorded. A projector is available in the meeting room.
Source C · Preparation notes
Catering and remote access are unconfirmed. Lin will organize the agenda before November 2; Zhou will confirm the attendee list before November 3. The photography owner and deadline remain unconfirmed.
The request
Summarize attendance and cost for this event in one sentence.
Example response
Twenty colleagues have registered, and the event cost CNY 2,000.
What to noticeThis is a prepared incorrect answer. The source gives an attendance target and a budget cap; matching numbers do not mean matching facts.
Your turn: what would you ask next?
Try it yourself with different material
Try other evidence: check a knowledge-base update
Copy the material and task into your usual tool to practice. Then review your work against the checks.
Material
Fictional material: seven help articles are planned for update; three have passed review. Publication is planned for November 15, but the final approver is undecided. An attachment contains author phone numbers, although only an overall progress summary is needed. Claim to check: “All seven have passed and will be officially published on November 15.”
Task
Identify errors and unknowns, write a corrected progress sentence, and state which attachment fields the writing tool does not need.
Review your work
- Distinguish seven planned updates from three reviewed articles.
- Keep the date as planned and the final approver as unconfirmed.
- Remove author phone numbers because they are irrelevant to overall progress.
Compare the example claims with the source material and identify what needs verification or careful handling. Feedback follows explicit rules in the exercise; it is not a model guaranteeing that a claim is true.
These materials describe a fictional event. No AI model is called. Selections are checked against explicit rules; you review your own writing against the sources.
Read the original exercise materials
The team exchange event is scheduled for November 6, 14:00–16:00, in the third-floor meeting room. Sign up by November 3, 18:00. The target is 20 attendees; actual registrations have not yet been counted. No registration method, link, or event contact is provided.
The budget cap is CNY 2,000. No actual spending has been recorded. A projector is available in the meeting room.
Catering and remote access are unconfirmed. Lin will organize the agenda before November 2; Zhou will confirm the attendee list before November 3. The photography owner and deadline remain unconfirmed.
Check each claim against a source
“Unconfirmed” means the source leaves a question open; it cannot be turned into a promise.
Take your work with you
Drafts stay only on this page and are not restored after refreshing or leaving. Copy or download what you want to keep. Switching language does not delete your writing.
Check specific claims against their sources. Keep missing information unconfirmed, and share only what the task requires.
Try it in your own AI tool
- Open an AI chat tool you already have access to, start a new conversation, and paste the complete task sheet into its input box before sending. Use only the fictional text here; no work files, passwords, or personal details are needed.
- Independently check attendance, spending, registration deadline, catering, and remote access. “Not stated” and “contradicted” are different findings; do not force them into the same label.
- Check whether the proposed minimal input still includes unnecessary personal fields. If AI misses a problem or adds a fact, identify the exact sentence and ask it to revise using only the source.
- Save the revision you personally checked and one reason for a correction. Change a number or deadline and try again to see whether you can still spot the difference.
Complete the checks above to record your progress. This records example practice; try a different task independently to test your skill.
Explanations, cases, and exercises are authored by Reallier. Links provide further learning. The workplace activity and people are fictional.