Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference

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1. What is the core idea behind "Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference"?

   1. The single most damaging AI-research failure mode is the fabricated citation. Build a workflow that makes this mathematically impossible.
   2. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
   3. control group
   4. Substitute for community consultation

2. Which term best describes a foundational idea in "Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference"?

   1. DOI
   2. fabricated citation
   3. CrossRef
   4. verification loop

3. A learner studying Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference would need to understand which concept?

   1. fabricated citation
   2. CrossRef
   3. DOI
   4. verification loop

4. Which of these is directly relevant to Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

   1. fabricated citation
   2. DOI
   3. verification loop
   4. CrossRef

5. Which of the following is a key point about Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

   1. No citation enters your draft without a DOI or stable URL
   2. Open the source, confirm the author list and year match
   3. Read the abstract and verify the quoted claim actually appears
   4. Check that page numbers exist

6. Which of these does NOT belong in a discussion of Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

   1. Read the abstract and verify the quoted claim actually appears
   2. No citation enters your draft without a DOI or stable URL
   3. Open the source, confirm the author list and year match
   4. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses

7. Which statement is accurate regarding Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

   1. Semantic Scholar API — resolves titles to verified records
   2. CrossRef — DOI lookups, author disambiguation
   3. Zotero with the browser connector — automatically captures DOIs and PDFs
   4. A 'citations to verify' column in your draft that blocks shipping until cleared

8. Which of these does NOT belong in a discussion of Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

   1. CrossRef — DOI lookups, author disambiguation
   2. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
   3. Semantic Scholar API — resolves titles to verified records
   4. Zotero with the browser connector — automatically captures DOIs and PDFs

9. What is the key insight about "The most common failure mode" in the context of Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

   1. A real author, a real journal, a plausible title — but the paper doesn't exist, or says the opposite of what's quoted.
   2. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
   3. control group
   4. Substitute for community consultation

10. What is the key insight about "Prompt addition that helps" in the context of Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

    1. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
    2. For every citation you include, also output: DOI (if known), a direct URL, and a confidence rating (verified / plausible…
    3. control group
    4. Substitute for community consultation

11. What is the key warning about "Maintain methodological rigour" in the context of Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

    1. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
    2. control group
    3. AI-assisted research requires transparent disclosure of tools used, validation of outputs against primary sources, and p…
    4. Substitute for community consultation

12. Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

    1. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
    2. control group
    3. Substitute for community consultation
    4. Citations follow a predictable grammar: author, year, title, venue, page range.

13. What does working with Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference typically involve?

    1. The big idea: verify every reference, no exceptions. The minute you make an exception, you will be the cautionary tale.
    2. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
    3. control group
    4. Substitute for community consultation

14. Which best describes the scope of "Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference"?

    1. It is unrelated to research workflows
    2. It focuses on The single most damaging AI-research failure mode is the fabricated citation. Build a workflow that
    3. It applies only to the opposite beginner tier
    4. It was deprecated in 2024 and no longer relevant

15. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about Citation Hygiene: Never Ship A Fake Reference?

    1. Maintain PhD authority on substantive responses
    2. control group
    3. The verification loop
    4. Substitute for community consultation