SRC01¶


Research	R0002 — Research Standards for AI-Assisted Writing
Run	2026-03-13
Claim	C002
Search	S01, S03
Result	S01-R02, S03-R01
Source	SRC01

Guyatt et al. 2008 BMJ

Source¶

Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Vist GE, et al.; GRADE Working Group. "GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations." BMJ. 2008;336(7650):924-926. PMC2335261.

URL: Not captured — experimental run

Summary¶

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A — framework definition
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Noted — authors are GRADE developers

Rationale¶

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Foundational GRADE publication by the working group. Published in BMJ, peer-reviewed, highly cited. This is THE definitional source for GRADE.
Relevance	Directly defines the framework that the claim references. Primary source — this IS the GRADE framework definition. Exact topic match.
Bias flags	COI/Funding — Noted: Authors are GRADE developers. However, this is the definitional source — COI is inherent and expected for a framework's own publication. No alternative authoritative source exists for the definition.

Evidence Extracts¶

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	GRADE explicitly separates evidence quality from recommendation strength
SRC01-E02	Four certainty levels: High, Moderate, Low, Very low
SRC01-E03	Five downgrade criteria confirmed