Source Quote Evidence
From "someone said" to "here's who, here's where, here's the proof."
Turns a quoted claim into a verifiable on-screen moment: the quote appears word by word, the evidence behind it highlights in place, and the source citation stays on screen long enough to check.
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What’s inside
One SKILL.md (the playbook) + one starter template. A preview:
Source Quote Evidence
When to use
- Your video quotes a study, report, interview, or public statement and you want viewers to trust the quote instead of wondering whether you paraphrased it into something stronger
- You're making an explainer that cites several sources and need one consistent treatment so every claim carries the same weight
- Your script says "research shows" — which is exactly the phrase that makes skeptical viewers stop trusting you
- You're rebutting or confirming a claim and the audience needs to see the original wording, not your summary of it
- You quote the same source more than once and want viewers to recognize it on sight the second time
Workflow
- Capture the quote verbatim (input: source document → output: exact quote + citation)
Copy the quote character for character from the original source — no silent tidying, no "basically." If you must trim, mark every cut with an ellipsis (…) and never trim in a way that changes the meaning. Record the full citation now: author or speaker, publication or venue, date, and page/paragraph/timestamp. If you can't find the original source, don't use the quote — a quote traced only to a screenshot of a screenshot is not evidence, it's rumor with formatting. - Pick the evidence span (input: verbatim quote → output: one highlighted span)
Inside the quote, choose the single span that carries the claim — the number, the verdict, the date — usually 5–15 words. This span gets the highlight treatment later; everything else stays plain. If the quote needs two highlights to make sense, it probably needs two quotes — split it. The highlight answers the viewer's question "which part am I supposed to believe?" before they ask it. - Stage the quote card (input: quote + citation → output: quote card layout)
Build the card: large quotation mark, quote text at a size readable on a phone (minimum 36 px at 1080p for the quote body), citation in smaller text beneath (author, source, date), and a thin rule separating quote from citation. Keep the card to one idea and under 40 words — longer quotes get trimmed with ellipses or split across two cards. The citation is part of the card, not a footnote: it stays on screen for the entire time the quote is up.
Template preview
Source Quote Evidence — Quote Card Template
One card = one quote = one claim. Fill in every field before animating.
Quote card #{n}
Claim this card proves: {one sentence — what the viewer should believe after seeing it}
Verbatim quote
> {exact quote, ≤40 words, trims marked with …}
Evidence span (5–15 words, gets the highlight): "{span}" Words trimmed: {list each cut, or "none"}
Citation (stays on card the whole time)
- Author / speaker: {name}
- Publication / venue: {name}
- Date: {date}
- Page / paragraph / timestamp: {location}
- Access note: {open / paywalled — abstract cited / offline}
