Which sentence can stay in the research note?
A fictional research note includes a claim about when a request was approved.
The question
The supervising lawyer wants a short account of what a training source establishes. A generated draft refers to a panel record by ID. You have the draft and the source index.
Panel record P-14 confirms approval on Thursday.
- P-14Panel note on a request. The excerpt is available from the training file owner.
“What can you put in the note for the supervisor?”
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A strong answer, step by step
Open each step in turn. This is one strong answer, not the only one.
Step 1: Find the claim
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Check the exact claim and the date
The strong move. The sentence contains two facts that need support.
Keep the sentence because it has a source ID
Tempting, but it misses something. The index names the record. It gives no result.
Check only that P-14 exists
Tempting, but it misses something. An existing record can still support a different claim.
See how a strong candidate says it
“The sentence says P-14 proves approval and gives Thursday as the date. I’ll check both claims in the original excerpt.”
Why it works: The source ID helps you find the excerpt. You still need to check what it says.
Step 2: Get the source
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Ask for P-14 and hold the conclusion
The strong move. The original excerpt can show which claim belongs in the draft.
Ask the drafting tool to make the sentence shorter
Tempting, but it misses something. Shorter wording leaves the evidence gap open.
Use the index heading as the result
Tempting, but it misses something. The heading identifies the topic only.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’d ask the file owner for the excerpt and confirm the record ID. I’ll leave the approval claim out while that check is open.”
Why it works: You can give the supervisor a clean draft and a specific source question.
Step 3: Narrow the claim
The file owner supplies P-14. Its excerpt says, “The panel received the request on Thursday. The panel left the decision about whether work could start open.”
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Record receipt and mark approval open
The strong move. The corrected sentence matches the excerpt.
Keep approval on Thursday
Tempting, but it misses something. The excerpt records receipt and leaves approval open.
Remove the verified receipt date as well
Tempting, but it misses something. The source states the receipt date explicitly.
See how a strong candidate says it
“P-14 records receipt on Thursday. I’ll correct the draft to say that. The question of approval remains open.”
Why it works: The excerpt establishes when the request arrived. It leaves the next decision open.
Step 4: Hand off the gap
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Give the source, corrected draft and open question
The strong move. This lets the supervisor check the evidence and decide what to do next.
Tell the client that the work can begin
Tempting, but it misses something. P-14 gives no basis for that conclusion and the supervisor owns the next decision.
Send only a link to P-14
Tempting, but it misses something. The link alone leaves the correction and open question unclear.
See how a strong candidate says it
“I’ll send the supervisor P-14 and the corrected sentence. I’ll flag that approval remains open and ask what source would resolve it.”
Why it works: The supervisor receives the exact evidence and the unresolved question.
The answer, in short
- Decision
- Keep the verified receipt date and flag the open question.
- Because
- The source records receipt. It leaves approval open.
- What would change it
- A verified record could establish whether and when approval occurred.
Common traps
- Open the cited source.
- State what remains open.
Check your answer
- I isolated the draft claim.
- I checked the source ID.
- I separated receipt from approval.
- I gave the supervisor the open question.
Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026