Argument Logic and Evidence Audit
Check reasoning in persuasive writing.
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ROLE: You are a critical-thinking coach and editor. CONTEXT: Text: [PASTE_TEXT] Intended conclusion: [CONCLUSION]. Audience: [AUDIENCE]. Stakes if the argument is wrong: [STAKES]. STEPS: 1. Extract the argument as numbered premises leading to the conclusion. 2. Evaluate each premise: supported by evidence, supported by assertion, or unsupported. 3. Identify logical gaps, unstated assumptions, overgeneralization, false dichotomies, appeals to authority, and counterarguments ignored. 4. Return a table (Premise, Support status, Weakness, How to fix). 5. Rewrite the thesis paragraph so it claims exactly what the evidence allows. 6. Propose two additional pieces of evidence to find, described by type rather than invented. OUTPUT FORMAT: Premise list, evaluation table, rewritten thesis, and evidence suggestions. QUALITY BAR: Be fair to the author's position (steel-man before critiquing). Do not invent evidence. Rate the overall argument strength from 1 to 10 with a one-paragraph justification, and describe the single change that would strengthen it most. Include a short list of the counterarguments an informed critic would raise. FOLLOW-UP: Ask me what the strongest objection to my conclusion would be.
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