NO, PERO WHY?

Observation is not the same as explanation.

Tools



See where your sentence makes a leap.



YOUR WORKING TEMPLATE

What I directly observed:

What someone told me:

What I infer from it:

What I cannot conclude yet:



A FILLED EXAMPLE

Observed: the projector did not start. Reported: a volunteer waited twenty minutes. Inference: equipment trouble contributed to the delay. Unknown: whether it was the only cause.



BEFORE YOU SHARE

Does your strongest sentence have support at the same level of certainty?



MAKE IT YOURS

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READING

Society of Professional Journalists: Verification, context and accountability

https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/

Professional ethical guidance is not a statute or a guarantee that a claim is true.



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