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*Be a generally well accepted theory in the community
Do not state things as fact if they are not fact. Use words like "this may be that," not "this is that." Word choice is essential so that a reader does not mistake speculation for absolute fact
In other words, when you are using speculative material it not only needs to be obvious that this is not fact, but also, you want to include a ludicrous quantity of quotes from the books, so as to sound very reasonable to a reader. What speculation needs to do is open up reasonable possibilities in a reader's mind, not tell them absolute facts.
Avoid referring to specific fans, and try and keep speculative material as in-universe as possible. Sometimes it will not be able to keep it totally from an in-universe perspective, but try to do so.
A section with speculation should be titled "Speculation."
==Entire pages as speculation==
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