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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 1 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat explo...

Case 31 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison e...

Case 4 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, methods...

Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...

Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Case 13 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Summary draft for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary s...

Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” as a...

Reader check for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: distinguish the discussion point “Add a cross-reference for alternate meani...

State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...

Case 16 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates...