Your notes say a tax prevented 189,300 diabetes cases. Follow the number to its source, then decide how the sentence should read.
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Your draft says: “The tax in Mexico prevented 189,300 diabetes cases.”
In the recorded exercise, IKE traced the number to a computer model. The paper projected outcomes under assumptions about reduced sugary-drink consumption. The word “prevented” made the projection sound like an observed result.
The Mexico paper’s abstract describes a projected reduction under a 10% fall in sugary-drink consumption and 39% calorie compensation. Table 2 gives the 189,300 estimate for 2013–2022. The study concerns Mexican adults aged 35–94. Calorie compensation means replacing some calories previously consumed in sugary drinks with calories from other sources.
We wrote this sentence using the qualifications IKE identified and the source passage:
The study projected approximately 189,300 fewer type 2 diabetes cases among Mexican adults aged 35–94 over 2013–2022, assuming a sustained 10% reduction in sugary-drink consumption and 39% calorie compensation.
The recorded screenshot shows IKE’s answer and suggested rewrites. Check the paper and choose the wording that fits your argument. The distinction to carry forward is practical: what was observed or modeled, for whom, over what period, and under which assumptions?
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The Mexico paper contains the 189,300 projection. We also used the Berkeley evaluation to compare it with measured purchases and self-reported consumption.
Open the Workbench with your Locus login. Select Research Companion, choose Direct (the shared service used for this example), and start a fresh conversation. Attach both PDFs, keep the originals open, and paste:
See plans and limits →Can I write that the tax in Mexico prevented 189,300 diabetes cases? Check that sentence using these two papers. Explain what the number means and show the supporting passage with a section, table or page I can inspect. Help me improve the sentence if it needs changing. Use only these papers.
Already have the original study? Attach its PDF, replace the example sentence with your claim, and change “these two papers” to “this paper” when you use one source. Check the original passage before sharing the result. For coursework, follow your course’s AI rules.
Inspect the Mexico paper’s abstract, Table 2, Model Simulations and Limitations. Check the population, period and assumptions attached to the number. Compare your sentence with what the researchers measured or estimated.
Keep the Berkeley evaluation’s purchases and self-reported consumption separate from modeled health outcomes. The two studies answer different questions. Follow the source locations manually before settling on your wording.
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Make a table with four columns: claim; supporting paper; source location; caveat. Include one tempting claim these papers do not establish.
Review the passages before choosing the points for your essay. The table gives you material to assess; your reasoning determines the argument.
If you check claims regularly, prepare a Persona with the questions that helped: what was measured or modeled, for whom, over which period and under which assumptions?
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