An answer is a starting point. The source is the test.

What should you check first?

Start with the claim that matters most to your decision. Open its citation and read the surrounding paragraph. Check whether the source supports the entire claim, only one part of it, or a different statement.

Separate retrieval from reasoning

A system can retrieve the correct passage and still produce an incorrect answer. Compare the wording, quantities, dates and exceptions in the response with the evidence. Do not treat a long list of references as a quality score.

Keep the claim and the evidence close enough to compare.

Keep a record of uncertainty

Save the useful passage and add your interpretation as a separate note. Record missing context and conflicting sources. This makes your reasoning visible when you return to the project.

Try the workflow

Open the sample workspace, ask a question, and follow the citation to its passage. Add a note explaining what the passage does—and does not—support.

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