To quote a numerical comparison from a video interview, use an editable Damas transcript to locate the figures, then check the spoken values and what each value measures. Record the group, period and denominator before comparing them. Keep any calculation you make outside the quotation: a faithfully copied number can still support a misleading comparison.
Get the wording before doing the arithmetic
Damas accepts supported public, on-demand YouTube, Instagram and X video links up to 90 minutes. On iPhone, you need iOS 18.6 or later, internet, Premium and consent for AI processing. Submit only material you are authorized to process. Private, restricted and live videos are unsupported; public media can also be inaccessible.
- Open the interview and retain its original link and title. Write the comparison you want to understand as a question.
- Provide the supported link in Damas and follow the current instructions for original-language transcription, reviewing AI consent.
- Wait for processing. A built-in summary can locate the topic, but use the complete answer and its preceding question for the figures.
- Replay each value, unit and qualifier. Inspect charts yourself and label screen-only values separately from speech.
- Edit and copy the checked passages into your own comparison note. Damas supplies text; the worksheet and calculations below are manual.
Use the interview quotation guide to decide which words can appear inside quotation marks.
Give each figure its own comparison record
For each figure, record the exact checked wording, quantity, unit, group counted, period and denominator if it is a rate or share. Put the supporting passage beside that record. If the denominator is absent, write “not stated” and do not infer it from a nearby number. Check that both figures use the same definition before describing an increase or decrease.
Ask two separate questions: did the count change, and did the share change? A larger count does not by itself establish a larger share. If the groups, periods or definitions differ, preserve those differences in the note; arithmetic alone cannot make them comparable. An approximate value stays approximate. Do not silently turn “up to”, “about” or a range into an exact result.
Fictional example: more attendees, a smaller share
This is an invented teaching example, not a real interview, quotation or Damas calculation. Suppose a speaker describes two workshops: 20 attendees from 100 invitees at the first and 30 from 200 at the second, using the same definition of attendance.
- Count: 20 to 30 means 10 more attendees.
- Your calculation: 20 ÷ 100 = 20%; 30 ÷ 200 = 15%.
- Difference in shares: 15% − 20% = −5 percentage points. That is different from a decrease of 5%.
- Permitted paraphrase for this fictional example: the second workshop had more attendees but a lower attendance share among invitees.
Label the arithmetic as your calculation, not words spoken in the source. The figures alone do not explain why attendance changed or prove the workshops were otherwise comparable. If the second invitation count were missing, the second share would remain unknown. Do not manufacture that missing total to finish the table.
Copy the comparison with its limits
Before sharing, check: are counts and shares labeled; is each denominator supported; are the periods and groups explicit; are your calculations outside the quotation; and does the conclusion say only what those records establish? Retain the original link, both checked passages and unresolved questions. Confirming what a speaker said does not independently verify their underlying data.
For translated speech, keep the original figures and use the meaning comparison guide. The source-linked notes guide helps you hand on the result. No external LLM is needed. Optional formatting in another LLM requires permission to share the text and a fresh check of every field; it is not a Damas integration or automatic numerical verification.
Processing time and accuracy vary. If the source becomes inaccessible, leave unfinished checks unresolved. Damas does not download media, accept file uploads, dub speech, embed subtitles or process offline. Premium cannot bypass source restrictions. Share only within your reuse rights.
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