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Read a claim carefully

Updated September 11, 2026

An introductory practice framework from OTWONO Labs. It does not establish a research finding or assess your competence.

State the claim

Write the claim in one sentence. Identify the population, conditions and outcome. A broad headline may be stronger than the evidence beneath it.

Find the support

Look for the original study, dataset, document or observation. Record who produced it, when and for what purpose. If only a summary is available, make that limitation explicit.

Separate observation from inference

An observation reports what was measured or seen. An inference explains what that observation might mean. Both can be useful, but they answer different questions.

Look for another explanation

Ask what else could produce the same pattern and whether the method distinguishes those possibilities. This is a question to investigate, not proof that the original explanation is wrong.

Keep a revision note

Write what would change your view. Save the exact source and the date you consulted it. If a source changes, preserve the distinction between the earlier and later claim.

Try it

Choose a claim from an article you recently read. Write the claim, evidence, uncertainty and one follow up question. Compare your wording with the original headline.

Scope and corrections

Original practical guidance. No external dataset was used. Send corrections through the Help page. Updated September 2026.