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The free introduction
Keep the workbook PDF · 9 pages

LESSON 03 · WRITTEN GUIDE + PRACTICE

Good answers still
need a check.

Learn to spot the difference between a polished sentence and a supported fact.

Clear writing is not proof.

An answer can sound confident while adding details you never supplied. Compare its claims with the source. Keep supported facts, correct unsupported details and leave unknowns visible.

FICTIONAL SOURCE · HARBOUR DESK

The project notes

  • The first homepage draft is complete.
  • Product photos have not arrived.
  • The contact email still needs confirmation.
  • The navy and cream colours are approved.
  • Mobile review comes after the content arrives.
  • No publication date has been agreed.
DELIBERATELY FLAWED DRAFT

“Your website is finished and ready to launch this Friday. We have received all product photos, confirmed the contact email and completed the mobile review. The navy and cream design is approved.”

Notice how the draft changes the state of the work. The problem is factual, even if the tone sounds right.

YOUR TURN

Which claims can you support?

Compare each claim with the notes above. Choose an answer, then reveal the explanation.

1. The whole website is finished.
2. The navy and cream colours are approved.
3. The site will launch on Friday.

MAKE THE NEXT ATTEMPT YOURS

Check a fresh example.

A fictional workshop has a room reserved and a facilitator available. The participant count and event time are unknown. An outline is drafted, but the final agenda is not approved. Create an action list; leave missing owners and dates as “to confirm”.