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A confident sentence is a place to start asking.
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Teens & adults · 20 minutes
A confident sentence is a place to start asking.
A short non-sensitive article or advertisement; Paper; Pencil
Choose one everyday claim about a product, invention or historical event.
Copy the claim and identify who made it.
Separate its evidence from its opinion or sales language.
Write what information is missing and where you could check it.
Choose age-appropriate public material. Avoid personal accusations or sharing private information.
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Space to write or sketch.
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What would count as good evidence?
Finish with a supported, uncertain or unsupported label and your reason.
Compare two headlines about the same topic.
Trace a cited fact to its original source.
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Try on your own or take turns with someone else.
A short non-sensitive article or advertisement · Paper · Pencil
Choose one everyday claim about a product, invention or historical event.
Try saying: What would count as good evidence?
Finish: Finish with a supported, uncertain or unsupported label and your reason.
Choose age-appropriate public material. Avoid personal accusations or sharing private information.
Make it simpler: Compare two headlines about the same topic.
Take it further: Trace a cited fact to its original source.
A chance to practise critical thinking, source checking. This invitation is an editorial adaptation of the guidance below. It is not a test or a promise about development.
