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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 23 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. R...

Case 18 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citat...

Case 37 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Clarification for “A literature note that separates h...

Case 12 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer ad...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Case 36 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A literature note that separates hy...

Case 30 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...

Case 50 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Reading a preclinical paper: wh...

Case 13 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...

Case 13 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the answer ...