Evidence Assessment

A Google Docs™ add-on for systematic IPCC-style uncertainty communication in policy documents

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Free & Open Source

Structured Evidence Assessment

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Assess Claims

Select text in your document, then rate evidence quality (limited/medium/robust), agreement level (low/medium/high), and overall confidence

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Superscript Markers

Numbered markers are automatically inserted at each assessed claim, linking directly to the evidence appendix

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Evidence Appendix

Auto-generated, formatted appendix with all assessments, color-coded by confidence level from very low to very high

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IPCC Consistency Hints

Non-blocking guidance when your confidence rating diverges from what the evidence and agreement levels would suggest

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Manage Assessments

View, edit, delete, and jump to any assessment from a centralized management dialog

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Export Data

Save your assessments as CSV or JSON to Google Drive™ for further analysis or record-keeping

How It Works

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Highlight a Claim

Select text in your Google Doc that contains a claim you want to assess

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Rate the Evidence

Evaluate evidence quality, agreement level, and assign an overall confidence rating

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Save Assessment

A superscript marker is added to the claim, and the assessment is stored in the document

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Generate Appendix

Create a formatted evidence appendix with all assessments, color-coded by confidence

Get Started

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Install the add-on

Install from the Google Workspace™ Marketplace (coming soon) or install manually from GitHub

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Open the sidebar

Go to Extensions > Evidence Assessment > Assess Selected Text in your Google Doc

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Start assessing

Highlight claims, capture selections, and fill in evidence assessments using the sidebar

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Generate your appendix

Use Extensions > Evidence Assessment > Generate Appendix to create a structured summary

Privacy First

Your data stays in your document. No external servers, no tracking, no data collection.

✓ No external servers
✓ No data collection
✓ Open source
✓ Data stored in your doc