Checking AI answers
Strategy card
Verify AI output like a reviewer: reasoning, evidence and limits.
- Step 1: Form your own answer or estimate first.
- Step 2: Audit each step: is it valid? Is the data real?
- Step 3: Check claims against primary or reliable sources.
- Step 4: Note what the answer leaves out or assumes.
Tip: Fluent writing is not evidence. Sources and checkable steps are.
Worked example
Which argument has the same flaw?
“If the bakery is open, the lights are on. The lights are on. So the bakery is open.”
- A: It snowed, and the roads are wet.
- B: If it snowed, the roads are wet. It snowed. So the roads are wet.
- C: If it snowed, the roads are wet. The roads are dry. So it did not snow.
- D: If it snowed, the roads are wet. The roads are wet. So it snowed. (the answer)
Why: Both affirm the consequent: wet roads (or lights on) could have other causes.
Your turn
Your turn 1 of 3
How many cups in all?
Your turn 2 of 3
Which argument has the same flaw?
“If the bakery is open, the lights are on. The lights are on. So the bakery is open.”
Your turn 3 of 3
What is the range (largest minus smallest)?
| Fish | Hamster | Turtle | Rabbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| votes | 90 | 55 | 60 | 25 |
Keep practicing
Grown-ups: Discuss when it's fine to use AI and when to rely on your own work. Parent guide
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