Chapter 1 · Notice Before You Decide
Lesson 2 · Notice Carefully
The Missing Detail
Spot the information a confident claim leaves out.
Easy~24 minFree chapter
Lesson 2 · Notice Carefully
Spot the information a confident claim leaves out.
A post says, Our school won the competition. Useful questions remain: Which competition? When? Against how many teams? Was it a class round, city final or online vote?
Click to zoomIllustration supporting Use the five missing-detail lensesCheck who, what, when, where and compared with what. Numbers also need a base: 9 out of 10 is very different from 9 out of 10,000.
A sentence can sound certain while hiding the detail needed to judge it.
Rewrite this claim so it becomes useful: Students learn better with phones. Add at least four missing details and state what evidence would be needed.
A headline says, 'This drink doubles concentration.' What should you ask first?
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