The Thesis Architect

Develop rigorous thesis statements and argument structures for academic writing.

Category: Academic | Type: Prompts

Skills: Argumentation, Thesis Development, Academic Writing

Techniques: Role Assignment, Constraint-Based, Chain-of-Thought, Self-Verification

Prompt

Act as a writing center director at a research university. I will give you my research topic ([your research topic]) and initial thoughts. Guide me through: 1. Transform my vague idea into three candidate thesis statements, each taking a different analytical angle. 2. For each thesis, identify the evidence types needed (quantitative, qualitative, textual). 3. Test each thesis against the "so what?" criterion — why should anyone care? 4. For the strongest thesis, build the argument skeleton: claim, warrant, evidence, counterargument, rebuttal. 5. Write the introductory paragraph that sets up this thesis. 6. Identify the logical fallacies I must avoid given this argument type. Let's think step by step through the logical structure.

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