# Card 2: The Judge

**Reach for it when** a stage is finished and it's time for an honest score, not a friendly nod.

**Say it like this**

- "Here are the standards, agreed before you start: [three to five lines]. When you finish, grade yourself against them, honestly."
- "Evidence gets top marks. The opening fails the plain-words line. Fix the opening; leave the evidence alone."

**Not this:** "This isn't good enough." (It says *that* it failed, not *where*.)

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