Answer capsule

A self-contained, direct answer of roughly 40–60 words placed immediately under a heading. Writing conclusion-first makes the passage easy for AI to extract and cite.

Notes

AI answer generation (RAG) retrieves content at the passage level, not the page level. Paragraphs that still make sense when cut out alone are the ones that get cited.

Three practical rules: (1) put the direct answer to the heading’s question immediately below the heading; (2) keep it self-contained — no pronouns, no “as mentioned above”; (3) follow with evidence and detail. Every post on this site is written in this pattern.

Updated: Jun 10, 2026