{"id":"study2-paragraph-claims-needing-sources","audience":"college","category":"writing-feedback","technique":"verification","track":"study","level":"intermediate","title":"Find which sentences in your draft need a citation","free":false,"task":"Before you add citations, find which claims need one. Get a checklist of exactly 3 lines, each starting '- [ ]' and quoting the first 5 words of a sentence that states a fact needing a source. Skip opinions, common knowledge and sentences already cited. Don't add any sources. Plain text, under 50 words.","materialLabel":"Your draft paragraph (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"TRANSPORT POLICY 220 - Draft paragraph (no references added yet except one)\n\nElectric buses are clearly the future of city transport. Riverton's electric buses cost 40% less to run per mile than diesel buses. Diesel engines burn fuel to make power. According to Patel (2022), battery prices have fallen by 80% since 2010. Cities with electric bus fleets reported 12% fewer childhood asthma visits. Every city should switch to electric buses as soon as possible. Charging a bus overnight takes about 4 hours at most depots.\n\nNotes to self: Dr. Singh said every statistic needs a citation, and opinions don't.\nDraft is due Thursday.","rules":[{"type":"maxBullets","max":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":50},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Flagging everything","why":"The AI marks opinions and cited sentences as needing sources.","fix":"Say: \"Skip opinions, common knowledge and already-cited sentences.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Inventing sources","why":"The AI adds fake author names and years.","fix":"Add: \"Don't suggest or add any sources.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"No quote shape","why":"Without the first 5 words you can't find the sentence fast.","fix":"Say: \"Quote the first 5 words after - [ ].\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Too many bullets","why":"The AI loves long bullet lists.","fix":"Say: \"At most 3 bullets.\"","checks":["maxBullets"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many claims","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(line|claim|sentence)"]},{"label":"Asks for the first words","patterns":["first (5|five) words"]},{"label":"Gives the skip list","patterns":["skip.{0,40}(opinion|common)"]},{"label":"Bans inventing sources","patterns":["(don't|do not|no|never|not).{0,25}(invent|add|suggest|make up).{0,15}(source|citation)"]},{"label":"Gives the checkbox shape","patterns":["- \\[ \\]"]}],"hint":"Finding gaps is a filtering job. Tell the AI what to skip and what to quote, and ban made-up sources.","mission":"Find the three claims that still need a source.","musts":["Exactly 3 checklist lines","Quote first 5 words","Skip opinions and cited"],"rubricLabels":["Has exactly 3 lines, each starting '- [ ]' followed by a quote of the first 5 words of a sentence","The three sentences are the Riverton 40% cost claim, the 12% asthma claim and the 4 hours charging claim, and no others","Doesn't flag the opinions, the diesel engines sentence or the Patel (2022) sentence, and doesn't invent or suggest any source"]}