What is Source Citation?
A note that shows where a claim came from, like a link, a book page or a report name, so you can open it and check. A link alone is not proof; make sure the page really says that.
claim → call number → page agrees
A source citation tells you…
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
The AI's answer about glass recycling came with a source citation linking to the city's page, so Grace clicked through and confirmed the rule.
In the illustration
A claim card carries a call number. Its catalog drawer slides out, the matching book drops onto the stand and opens to the page that says the same thing.
What does our state require for a booster seat for a 6-year-old? Give a source citation for each rule with a link to the official page, and if your AI assistant can't search the web, say so.
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The fastest way to learn a word is to use it. Open this line in the agent you already work in and watch what it does. Change the tool to the one you use.
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01Practice
Make it stick
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02Verify
Prove you know it
Pass the quiz and keep it in a Skills Wallet you can share with anyone who needs proof.
03Career
Find the work that uses it
See which roles lean on this vocabulary, and what they pay in year one.
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