Study 05 · Trust model

Compare / Trust

Hypothesis: Serious texts need enough Original ↔ Understand comparison to create trust without turning the app into a study tool.

Primary objectOriginal / Retelling pair

Mental modelTrust comes from controlled comparison: source on one side, listenable retelling on the other, with distance explained only when needed.

IA implicationComparison is a trust affordance inside Passage, not the permanent app layout.

PLG lensA trusted before/after pair becomes a shareable artifact: “look what it did to this passage.”

What to try

Start with toggle view
Switch to side-by-side
Reveal why the retelling changed wording
Decide whether trust improved or clutter increased

ORCA focus

Original belongs to Passage
Retelling belongs to Passage
Comparison relates Original to Retelling
Annotations explain meaningful transformations

IxD states

Toggle Original / Understand
Switch to side-by-side
Reveal change notes
Return to listening mode

YAGNI cuts

No diff engine as default UI
No academic annotation mode first
No forcing side-by-side for casual use

Trust comparison

Can I trust this?

Passage: Genesis-style creation text · Bedtime storyteller · Retold

Before there was land beneath anyone’s feet, before there was morning or sky, the world rested in a deep and quiet dark. Everything was waiting to be shaped.

Decision prompt