Quick Reference STUDY METHODS · No. 19 VERIFY
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Fluent is not true.

Triangulate. Force uncertainty open.

Verification drill (K1) marks non-obvious claims by confidence and says what you'd need to check. Source triangulation (K3) compares independent sources. Principle evidence is moderate; AI can still invent citations.

MARK CONFIDENCE · TRIANGULATE

1

Confidence tags

Mark each non-obvious claim [high]/[medium]/[low]. (K1)

2

Check the lows

For every [low], say what you'd need and where to look. (K1)

3

Triangulate

Compare two independent sources before accepting. (K3)

4

Force uncertainty

Ask what it doesn't know or is least sure about. (K4)

Prompt · Verification drill

Answer, then mark each non-obvious claim [high]/[medium]/[low] confidence.
For every [low], say what you'd need to be sure and where I could check.