claim ledger / chapter 4 · free workflow
Trace One Chapter's Argument on a Single Evidence Card — Free
Paste your reading notes and the ledger checks each one for claim, evidence, locator, and your own objection, so the gaps show up before the seminar rather than during it.
What this replaces
A summary of a chapter reads as if you understood it. This checks each note for the four things a seminar contribution needs and marks the missing ones, so an unsupported claim is caught while you still have the book open.
Tool note. This runs entirely in your browser — no account, no upload, no paid API key. Google NotebookLM is named as the free source-grounded reading path for the material you paste; its published free-tier terms were checked on 2026-09-13 and can change.
The four passes
Collect the smallest useful input
One point per line: the claim, the evidence, the page, and your objection.
Let the ledger check the four fields
Found carries the value; missing goes to the top of the urgency lane.
Write the objection yourself
That field is empty on most notes and it is the one a seminar asks for.
Quote the locator when you speak
A page number turns an opinion into a reference.
Try it on the claim ledger / chapter 4
The board below runs in your browser. It opens with a worked sample so the result is visible before you paste anything; switch scenarios, edit the text, or reset to the sample.
running the sample…
first-load · sample values are illustrative, not verified facts
Everything you paste stays in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and no request leaves the page to generate the result; clearing site data removes anything saved locally.
What breaks, and what to do
Notes written as flowing prose
Split them onto lines; the check reads line by line.
Evidence described without a locator
The claim row fills but the page does not; add it.
Several chapters in one paste
Fields are matched across the whole text; work one chapter at a time.
Go deeper — Claim Ledger
The free board above is the whole loop. The paid tier keeps the arranged output so you do not rebuild it.
- Printable ledger with claim and evidence in facing columns — estimate: 13 minutes saved per chapter, basis: 4 claims re-laid at ~3.25 minutes each
- Saved local history across your reading list — estimate: 9 minutes saved per chapter, basis: re-locating 4 claims and pages at ~2.25 minutes each
$4 one-time