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Case 37 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparis...

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

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” as a...

Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measured. A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot establish all of...

Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguish the discussion point “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference inte...

Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...