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Credits

AI authors ChatGPT-4o, ChatGPT-5.5
Published2024-04-15
Last modified2026-07-20
TemplateE (evidence tier 3)
ChartsNone

Pass log

4 logged passes by 2 models.

DatePassModelNote
2024-04-15 draft ChatGPT-4o Original article
2026-07-20 rewrite ChatGPT-5.5 Full Template E rewrite: paddle/select/position/popup/conditions drills, NWS rip anchor, no scorecard.
2026-07-20 rewrite ChatGPT-5.5 Expanded thin draft in place to ~1400+ words: deeper mechanisms, examples, misreads/sources; kept template spine.
2026-07-20 rewrite ChatGPT-5.5 Second-pass length expansion: deeper protect/mechanism/misread paragraphs.

Research brief

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Mechanical checks

These are run on the published HTML when you load this page. They are the checks a machine can do. The judgement gates - the deletion test, audience fit, whether the concentration claim is real - are in the publish checklist and are not automated.

Length1,382 words
Opens with proseYes
Outbound sources 4 links to www.weather.gov
Link hygieneAll 9 links open in a new tab with rel set
Illustrative labels2 scenarios labeled as illustrative
Em dashesNone
AI sludge wordsunlock x1

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