An answer block is a 3–4 sentence paragraph that answers one specific question completely, in a form that can be quoted verbatim by an AI assistant without needing additional context. Answer blocks are the building blocks of LLMO-optimised content — individually extractable, self-contained, and factually complete.
Writing an Answer Block: Template
Sentence 1: Direct answer. State the core answer in one clear sentence. Sentence 2: Evidence. Provide one specific supporting fact with a source reference. Sentence 3: Mechanism. Explain how or why the answer is true. Sentence 4 (optional): Implication. State what the answer means for the reader. Example: "Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) reduces AI hallucination rates by 60–80% compared to purely parametric generation (Stanford HAI, 2024). It works by fetching real documents before generating an answer, constraining the output to be consistent with those documents. For newsrooms, this means AI tools using RAG are significantly safer for fact-sensitive content than those that don't."