Output Evaluation and Validation

6 build exercises to practise the concepts in this domain.

2.1 — Run the Two-Pass Review

How to check every specific in an output against the source material
How to order accuracy checking by consequence
How to walk a source structure to catch omissions
How to make an output traceable by asking where each claim came from

2.2 — Run a Three-Failure Sweep

How to separate traceable claims from unverified ones
How to respond when an output contradicts itself
How to read across descriptions of people to find a biased pattern
How to match the correct response to each failure type

2.3 — Build a Validation Plan for One Real Document

How to name the authoritative source that settles each claim
How to sort claims by consequence and assign checking depth
How to make an output traceable before spot-checking it
How to see what self-check alone would have missed

2.4 — Triage Your Last Five Outputs

How to spot the triggers that demand qualified review
How to name a reviewer by subject competence rather than rank
How to check a triage for both failure directions
How to turn one triage session into a standing escalation list

2.5 — Adapt and Compare for a Real Audience

How to name the reader and what must survive adaptation
How to direct a revision that changes delivery without losing substance
How to check an adapted version against its original
How to compare versions against criteria fixed before reading

2.6 — Curate One Deliverable Out of a Working Chat

How to identify what a conversation owes its readers
How to match each output to inline, table or artifact by use
How to iterate a deliverable as one evolving artifact
How to test a format choice by retrieving the output later