Unit 3 · Lesson 3• 26 min
Reading for Extraction, Not Just Consumption
Today's lesson
ReadingforExtraction,NotJustConsumption
Reading news like a competitor is different from…
Quick Check
1. What should a competitor extract from an article beyond a single statistic?
2. True or False?
"A file note that only records a statistic without any explanation of cause is just as useful as one that includes the mechanism."
3. What is the benefit of a running cross-article synthesis note over single-article notes alone?
Answer all 3 questions to check.
A challenge round will appear here shortly.
Takeaway
Reading for Extemp means actively pulling citable statistics, quotes, and causal explanations from every article, not…