Your guides
One asks why.One finds the proof.
Mabbit and Whonah are how the free tools teach. Every worksheet and guide uses them for something specific: a question to ask, a detail to find, a step to take.
Inquiry · skepticism
Mabbit
Mabbit refuses to accept an institutional assumption without evidence. She is the one who stops at the sentence everyone else skipped and asks where it came from.
- Introduces the hard part. She names the concept, then asks what the institution gets out of you not understanding it.
- Questions the rule. Who wrote it, who it protects, and what it quietly assumes about you.
- Finds the hidden assumption. The word "professional," the missing comparison, the number with no source.
- Shows the process. Research and analysis done step by step, so you can copy the method.
- Pushes back on weak claims. If the evidence does not carry the sentence, she says so.
Evidence · practice
Whonah
Whonah is an equal partner, not a sidekick. He works the trail: what is actually on the page, what to do with it, and what to do next.
- Finds the detail. He puts his nose on the line in the syllabus that matters.
- Shows the step. Practical moves you can see, not paragraphs about moves.
- Points at what counts. Dates, weights, triggers: the information that changes what you do next.
- Keeps the exercise moving. Reflection prompts and next actions when you stall.
- Reacts. A tilted head, a play bow, a flat stare. Whonah does not talk; the captions and pictures do.
What a guide moment looks like
Same sample, four ways in: a late-work policy from a syllabus.
The Evidence Board
Put the claim next to what the page actually supports.
ClaimLate work is penalized.
EvidenceThe policy says "may be penalized."
Not shownNo amount, no cutoff, no exceptions process.
Your call: Does the syllabus give you enough to plan around? What would you ask?
Guided Practice
Copy one rule from your syllabus.
Pick attendance, late work, or participation.
Worked example
"Late work may be penalized at the instructor's discretion."
Check your work
You should have the exact words, not your paraphrase.
Circle the fog word.
Mark any word that lets the rule change later.
Check your work
If you circled nothing, read it again as if you were arguing a grade appeal.
How they work together
Mabbit asks the question. Whonah shows you where to look. You do the step, check the evidence, and decide what you think. If a guide moment does not help you understand something, it does not belong in the tool.