Begin with what the answer is doing.
An AI answer may look complete before you have examined its evidence, assumptions, or fit with your situation. CARE gives you four moves for working with that answer.
01 Classify
Notice the kind of answer you are reading. Is it giving facts, interpreting something, creating a draft, or proposing a course of action?
02 Assess
Ask what is present, what is missing, and what assumptions shape the answer. Identify the part that matters for your next decision.
03 Review
Reconnect the answer to evidence. Check one or two central claims against relevant sources. Note what the source establishes and what remains unresolved.
04 Enhance
Revise, extend, or qualify the answer using what you learned. Make the result fit your purpose, evidence, and context.
Four broad answer patterns.
- Factual
- Statements, definitions, dates, names, or numbers that can be checked.
- Interpretive
- Explanations and comparisons that select a perspective or account of why something happens.
- Constructive
- Drafts, outlines, and other content intended to help you produce something.
- Strategic
- Plans and recommendations about how to act or proceed.
These are broad patterns, called Answer Typography in the paper. An answer may mix them.