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Match a claim to the source that actually supports it

The skill and its limits

A convincing source label is not evidence that a claim appears in the source. Check two complete fictional garden-club notices below. These are not court opinions and do not teach holdings, precedent or legal research sufficiency.

Practice goal: Find a supported statement, identify a superseded detail and reject an invented citation.

Use only the supplied invented facts. Do not substitute client, former-client, prospective-client or confidential workplace material. Removing a name does not make this exercise a permission to share a real matter.

Your complete fictional source

  • Fictional notice A, version 1: the seed swap is planned for Cedar Hall at 10:00.
  • Fictional notice B, version 2: this notice replaces notice A; the seed swap moves to Birch Hall and the 10:00 start stays the same.
  • Neither notice mentions parking or gives a web address.

Work from every supplied statement. Mark what is stated, what conflicts and what is missing. You can finish on paper; no assistant account, upload or purchase is required.

Try the task and inspect a flawed sample

Write your own answer first. If you choose an external assistant, use only this fictional prompt and its facts; do not connect a work account or upload a real document for this practice.

Write a two-sentence current summary and name the notice supporting each point. Explain why the old room is no longer current. Identify parking and a web address as not stated. Do not invent quotations, links or source labels.

Complete fictional facts:
- Fictional notice A, version 1: the seed swap is planned for Cedar Hall at 10:00.
- Fictional notice B, version 2: this notice replaces notice A; the seed swap moves to Birch Hall and the 10:00 start stays the same.
- Neither notice mentions parking or gives a web address.

Authored flawed sample, not an actual provider response:

Meet at Cedar Hall at 10:00, according to notice B. Notice C confirms free parking; see garden-parking.example.

Feedback and one supported correction

  1. Notice B explicitly replaces A and names Birch Hall. Attaching B to Cedar Hall misattributes the claim.

  2. The 10:00 time remains supported by B; not every detail changed.

  3. No notice C, parking promise or web address was supplied. A plausible label or address cannot fill that gap.

One supported correction:

The seed swap is at Birch Hall at 10:00, supported by notice B/version 2, which explicitly replaces A. Parking and a web address are not stated in either supplied notice.

Check your answer:

  • Uses Birch Hall and 10:00 and attributes them to B/version 2.
  • Explains the explicit replacement rather than assuming every later text overrides another.
  • Rejects notice C and any invented parking claim or URL.

Different wording can pass. Recheck every fact after revising the tone or length. This checks the exercise, not legal competence, work readiness or a calibrated mastery level.

Sources, boundaries and your next step

ABA Opinion 512 discusses task-specific verification and confidentiality risks under the Model Rules. The Rule 1.6 commentary distinguishes confidentiality from privilege, including indirect disclosure risks. These references are not a universal legal rule, tool certification or permission for a particular matter. NIST describes confident false output and privacy risks.

The exercise, errors and correction are authored fiction. No provider benchmark, measured time saving, legal advice, human professional review or earned qualification is claimed. Applicable professional rules, local requirements and organizational decisions need their own review.

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Frequently asked questions

Does this verify current case law or court admissibility?
No. It checks two invented notices only. A real legal source requires its own current, jurisdiction-specific professional analysis; this page gives no court-use approval.
Can I substitute a real client document for the supplied facts?
No. This practice uses invented material only. A name change or a paid account does not establish permission to share information from a real matter. Follow the separate applicable professional and organizational process.
How do I check my answer without an AI subscription?
Read the supplied facts, try the task and compare your answer with each checking criterion and the explained correction. Everything needed for this exercise is on the page.
Are the sample errors results from a tested AI product?
No. The samples were written as teaching examples. They are not measured outputs, accuracy rates, time-saving evidence or comparisons between providers.
Does the free lesson grant a professional qualification?
No. Module 1 is general AI learning with account sign-in and no card required. It does not grant legal practice authority, a professional qualification or approval to process client data.

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