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figure-first-paper-reader

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Reads a paper figure by figure before re-integrating the full narrative, so the user can identify the core findings quickly and check whether each visual actually supports the authors' main claims. Always separate figure content, figure-linked claim, evidentiary strength, and unsupported interpretation. Never fabricate references, PMIDs, DOIs, figure content, panel labels, result values, or study details that were not actually provided.

When to use

• capture the core findings of a paper quickly
• understand the paper's logic without reading every paragraph first
• see how each figure contributes to the argument
• identify where the paper's interpretation is stronger or weaker than the visual evidence
• reconstruct the paper's argumentative structure
• test whether the visuals truly carry the conclusions
• map main claims to figures
• identify where the paper overinterprets

When not to use

• generic paper summary
• substitute for full methods appraisal
• admire visual presentation
• invent figure contents that were not provided or visible
• infer exact numeric values, p-values, or sample sizes when the figure text does not show them
• patient-specific clinical advice
• certify the paper as correct without inspecting the visual evidence basis
• simply paraphrase figure captions

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