Use a Source Without Borrowing Its Certainty
Match an attributed sentence to the source’s group, measure, and date.
Supplied materials
- Original fictional source, club coordinator’s June note: “Seven of ten respondents preferred written instructions for the paper model. This was a preference question, not a test of completion accuracy.” Draft claim: “The June trial proved written instructions make every model accurate.”
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Learn the idea
Attribution identifies where information comes from, but it does not make an inaccurate claim accurate. The coordinator’s note reports a preference among ten respondents in June. To use it faithfully, retain the group, the question asked, and the distinction between preference and performance. A source cue cannot rescue proved or every when the source supplies neither.
A good paraphrase changes wording while preserving meaning and qualifications. State the numerical finding, then explain how it bears on a limited question, such as whether to explore a written-instruction option. Do not imply independent verification when only one supplied note exists. A question about accuracy would need evidence about accuracy, not just format preference.
- Mark the source author, date, respondent group, and measure.
- Identify unsupported words in the draft claim.
- Write an attributed paraphrase of the preference finding.
- Explain one reasonable use and one unsupported use of that finding.
See the method in action
According to the coordinator’s June note, seven of ten respondents preferred written model instructions. That supports exploring this format for the respondents, but the note did not test completion accuracy and cannot establish universal accurate models.
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The coordinator reports a preference among seven of ten respondents, without an accuracy test.
The paraphrase preserves the report, group, count, and measure limit. The other options invent performance, unanimity, or enduring superiority.
Take it further
Add a source sentence: “On a separate model check, eight of ten completed all required folds.” Model: report the preference and completion findings separately. The added check supplies task evidence for ten people, but does not make preference a causal explanation or prove every future model accurate.
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