Review claims, usefulness and attribution separately
Use distinct review passes. First verify factual claims and source support. Then evaluate whether the instructions are executable and the examples help a real decision. Finally inspect attribution, authorship and any implication of first-hand experience. A fluent draft can fail all three checks while appearing polished. Keep a record of unresolved claims instead of allowing stylistic editing to hide them.
Worked example
Illustrative scenario; not a claim of measured client results.
Imagine a draft stating that retrieval eliminates hallucinations. The factual review should reject the guarantee. The usefulness review should replace it with an explanation of source selection, unsupported questions and evaluation. The attribution review should ensure the article does not claim a client deployment or expert review that never occurred. Each pass addresses a different failure mode.
Checks, limitations and next decisions
For technical instructions, test representative steps in a suitable environment or clearly state what has not been tested. Review dates should reflect actual work. An organization byline is preferable to an invented specialist identity. After publication, provide a correction route and decide who receives those reports. Editorial accountability requires an operating process, not simply a reassuring label on the footer.
A practical starting point
Work through these checks in order. Use the results to decide what needs to change in your own workflow.
- Check factual assertions against current primary sources.
- Replace vague statements with concrete decisions, examples or limitations.
- Review for duplication, unsupported experience claims and misleading attribution.
A mistake to avoid
Do not label an article expert-reviewed unless a qualified person actually reviewed it.
How to check progress
Record the review date, unresolved questions and the person responsible for future updates.
Your action checklist
Use this checklist while reviewing your own setup. Checkmarks are temporary and stay in this open page.
For the wider decision process, read Turning customer questions into an editorial backlog.
Further reading
Official background resources for this topic. The workflow above is general guidance, not a guarantee of a particular result.
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