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Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Case 51 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “A correction log that survives the next...

Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” as a row heading in a propo...

Case 18 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and ou...

Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

Case 107 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · uncertainty exercise Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern ...

Case 30 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Two laboratories, two p...

Case 35 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the l...

Case 22 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope an...

Case 3 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What makes the account reproducible...

Case 2 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting ove...