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Research across long documents without losing provenance
Keep exceptions when summarizing long documents.
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Research across long documents without losing provenance
Keep exceptions when summarizing long documents.
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Source-based teaching example · Fictional data · Reviewed 2026-10-03. Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized. On a small screen, use fullscreen for diagram details or read the transcript.
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0:00 · What you will learn
Keep exceptions when summarizing long documents.
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Keep exceptions when summarizing long documents.
0:06 · The idea
Find the rule and its exceptions before combining summaries. Preserve section references. A short summary must not turn a qualified rule into an absolute one.
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Find the rule and its exceptions before combining summaries. Preserve section references. A short summary must not turn a qualified rule into an absolute one.
0:19 · One useful term
Provenance. The record connecting a statement to its source and version.
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The record connecting a statement to its source and version.
0:27 · A worked example
Section two says standard review takes five days. Section eight requires supervisor review for urgent requests without a timing guarantee. “All reviews finish in five days” loses that exception.
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Section two says standard review takes five days. Section eight requires supervisor review for urgent requests without a timing guarantee. “All reviews finish in five days” loses that exception.
0:43 · Your turn to think
Does the standard-review timing also establish urgent-review timing? Pause and decide before continuing.
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Does the standard-review timing also establish urgent-review timing? Pause the video if you need more time.
1:00 · Why this answer works
No. Keep urgent timing unknown and cite both sections. Check the applicable version’s conditions.
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No. Keep urgent timing unknown and cite both sections. Check the applicable version’s conditions.
1:10 · Check 1
Look for exceptions in distant sections.
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Look for exceptions in distant sections.
1:16 · Check 2
Keep source and version references.
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Keep source and version references.
1:21 · Check 3
Preserve exclusions and unresolved timing.
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Preserve exclusions and unresolved timing.
1:27 · 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.
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