Test Whether a Claim Can Be Checked
Added 2026-11-01
Separate checkable, partly checkable and uncheckable claims before arguing.
Here is a claim. Do: 1) classify it as verifiable, partly verifiable or unverifiable, with reasons; 2) list the kinds of evidence that would support it and the kinds that would refute it; 3) state what verification requires — data, time, sample — and whether we have it now; 4) if unverifiable, rewrite it as one checkable statement; 5) warn me about what most often looks like evidence but is not.
Site original
Chinese original
How to use
不可验证的说法，争论的是立场不是事实。
Try tweaking it
- Ask what evidence would overturn the judgement.
- Have it argue both sides with three reasons each.
What you should get
- A decision table: assumptions, evidence, counter-evidence
- A next action with an observable signal
Common mistakes
- Asking only "should I?" and getting equally valid answers both ways.
- Never asking for counter-examples, so you only hear support.
How to check the output
- It states what evidence would overturn the conclusion.
- Both sides are argued, with assumptions marked as such.
Where it works
- Good for: splitting a decision into assumptions, evidence and counter-cases, leaving the call to you.
- Watch out: ask what evidence would overturn the judgement, or you will only hear supporting reasons.