Distortion field guide
Omitted qualifier
A load-bearing condition from the source quietly disappears from the claim.
How it enters the chain
The source says under controlled conditions, at high doses, or in combination with treatment. The claim repeats the conclusion without the condition that made it true.
How to spot it
Find the sentence in the source that the claim paraphrases and check what was cut. The missing clause is usually the whole story.
Specimens on record (3)
TS-906553C11 Aug 2026Sustained forward head posture, rounded shoulders and spinal "compression" cause muscle overload, joint misalignment, restricted movement and stiffness, and eventually neck pain, back pain and…TS-5D49FDA91 Aug 2026Y Combinator has publicly released, under an MIT license, an agent system called QM that it uses internally. It is cloud-hosted, works through Slack and a web app, supports scheduled and…TS-CF6735831 Aug 2026A 2022 meta-analysis of RCTs in J Obstet Gynaecol Res reported a