A summary is trustworthy only if it keeps the author’s claim, basis, and limits intact while shedding everything else. Compression is the goal; distortion is the risk. Turn the dial from the full source down to a seven-word fragment, watch which parts survive — then tick what your sentence is about to lean on and find out whether this length can still carry it.
The dial five lengths of the same source
SourceFullWorkingNutshellToo far
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