Construct a claim ledger before drafting
Match each important statement to evidence before drafting.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
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Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Match each important statement to evidence before drafting.

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Match each important statement to evidence before drafting.

00:00:06.292 — The idea

Write the statement, its source and whether the source supports it. Narrow claims that overreach. Remove measured-benefit claims when there was no measurement.

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Write the statement, its source and whether the source supports it. Narrow claims that overreach. Remove measured-benefit claims when there was no measurement.

00:00:19.250 — One useful term

Claim ledger. A table linking each statement to its evidence and review decision.

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A table linking each statement to its evidence and review decision.

00:00:27.208 — A worked example

Fourteen of twenty attendees answered the survey. Eleven respondents rated the session useful. That supports a statement about respondents, not all attendees or a 25 percent time saving.

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Fourteen of twenty attendees answered the survey. Eleven respondents rated the session useful. That supports a statement about respondents, not all attendees or a 25 percent time saving.

00:00:42.958 — Your turn to think

Can respondent feedback establish a measured processing-time reduction? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Can respondent feedback establish a measured processing-time reduction?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:00.875 — Why this answer works

No. Report how many people answered. Remove the unmeasured benefit and explain that some attendees did not reply.

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No. Report how many people answered. Remove the unmeasured benefit and explain that some attendees did not reply.

00:01:11.625 — Check 1

Use the correct total when calculating a rate.

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Use the correct total when calculating a rate.

00:01:17.333 — Check 2

Separate feedback from measured workplace results.

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Separate feedback from measured workplace results.

00:01:23.458 — Check 3

Remove claims with no measurement.

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Remove claims with no measurement.

00:01:28.542 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.