Editorial reasoning / SOURCE ANALYSIS
The difference between detail and evidence
A long article can contain many details with little support for its central assertion.
The review
Editorial notes for a more careful reading.
Editorial reasoning / SOURCE ANALYSIS
Counterexamples keep a claim precise
Considering a plausible alternative helps define the boundaries of an assertion.
Editorial reasoning / SOURCE ANALYSIS
A limitation can change the whole argument
A qualification belongs to the reasoning, not to decorative fine print.
Documentation / SOURCE ANALYSIS
Alibarbar: the inference that a page cannot support
A document may be informative without resolving a device-level question.
Documentation / SOURCE ANALYSIS
Foger: leave room for an alternative source history
A present publisher statement may not settle the complete history of an address.
Documentation / SOURCE ANALYSIS
Geek Bar: distinguish the premise from the conclusion
An editorial conclusion should follow only from premises supported by the record.