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Guided Lab

Lab: one passage and one evidence trail​

Choose one short Launchpad passage and one real public claim about learning or a beginner tool. Do not choose a sensitive personal decision. Keep the scope small enough to audit in the allocated time.

  1. Read the passage with a question. Close it; write a short explanation, an original example and a condition under which the claim would not apply. Reopen and correct lost meaning, noting the exact section used.
  2. Copy only the short claim needed for the audit, with title, author or organization, URL and access date. Distinguish what the source says from what you inferred.
  3. Leave the page and investigate its origin. Follow the cited primary evidence if available. Inspect an independent contextual source; explain whether it is actually independent or merely repeating the same material.
  4. Identify the population, measured outcome, comparison and any denominator. Recalculate a simple quantitative claim if present. If no numbers exist, state what observation would support the claim rather than inventing data.
  5. Write a 150–250-word decision note: supported part, unsupported extension, uncertainty, practical next action and evidence that would change your view.

Submit the passage note and source trail with the decision note. An unreachable source is a legitimate finding when logged honestly; the conclusion must then remain appropriately limited. Do not save whole books or articles as a substitute for analysis. AI summaries may suggest a search direction, but a citation is verified only after you inspect the source.