What does this document actually say

by Leumas · for any

analysis
summary
reading

Read the document below and tell me what it actually says.

1. THE CLAIMS. Every substantive claim it makes, as a list, in its own terms. Not the topics — the assertions.
2. THE EVIDENCE. For each claim, what it offers in support: data, citation, argument, or nothing.
3. WHAT IT ASSUMES but never argues for.
4. WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY that a reader might assume it did — the gaps somebody could fill in wrongly.

Quote sparingly and exactly. If a claim is ambiguous, say both readings rather than picking one.

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What it is for

A summary tells you the topics. This asks for the claims, which is the thing you needed. The last section is the one people forget to ask for and the one that changes decisions.