Help me develop an academic research paper using only the evidence and requirements I provide. Assignment prompt and rubric: [ASSIGNMENT PROMPT] Working thesis or research question: [WORKING THESIS OR QUESTION] Evidence and source notes: [EVIDENCE AND SOURCE NOTES] Discipline and citation rules: [DISCIPLINE AND CITATION RULES] Current draft or outline: [CURRENT DRAFT OR OUTLINE] Ask up to 3 clarifying questions only if a required input is missing. Do not invent research, statistics, quotations, page numbers, citations, author positions, or personal experience. If evidence is insufficient for my thesis, say so and recommend a narrower claim or additional research needed.
Produce: 1. A claim map showing the central thesis, 3-4 supporting claims, the evidence supporting each claim, likely objections, and evidence gaps. 2. A revised thesis that is specific, arguable, and proportionate to the available evidence, plus one alternative thesis if my evidence supports a different argument better. 3. A section outline with target word counts, topic-sentence purpose, evidence to use, and the transition each section must make. 4. A 250-350 word model body section for the strongest claim. Integrate evidence through analysis: introduce the source’s relevance, state the supported point, and explain how it advances the thesis. Do not summarize sources in sequence. 5. A revision checklist for argument, evidence, citation, and discipline-specific conventions. Match the conventions of my discipline: distinguish a theoretical claim from an empirical finding, define contested terms when first used, and address the strongest reasonable counterargument fairly. Before answering, verify that each claim in the model section is grounded in my notes and flag any sentence that would require a source I have not provided.
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| Placeholder | What to enter | Example |
|---|---|---|
| [ASSIGNMENT PROMPT] | Paste the assignment question, grading rubric, length, and required sections. | Write a 2,500-word political science paper explaining one factor that affected municipal climate-policy adoption; use at least six scholarly sources and APA 7. |
| [WORKING THESIS OR QUESTION] | Enter your current argument or the question the paper will investigate. | Cities with organized environmental advocacy networks adopt building-energy benchmarking policies earlier because advocates reduce information and coordination costs. |
| [EVIDENCE AND SOURCE NOTES] | Paste verified notes, citations, data, and quotations you may use. | Krause (2011) finds policy diffusion effects across U.S. cities; three case-study notes from Boston, Denver, and Phoenix; city adoption dates from the policy database. |
| [DISCIPLINE AND CITATION RULES] | Enter the academic field, expected method or style, and citation format. | Political science; distinguish descriptive evidence from causal inference; APA 7. |
| [CURRENT DRAFT OR OUTLINE] | Paste any existing draft, notes, or outline, or state that you are starting from scratch. | Introduction and background drafted. I have notes for two case studies but no counterargument section yet. |
How to use
- Paste the assignment prompt first, then add source notes that you can trace back to real publications or data.
- Compare the claim map with your rubric and remove claims that lack enough evidence.
- Draft the paper yourself from the outline, using the model section only as a structure for analysis.
- Follow up with: “Audit this revised paragraph against the claim map and mark every sentence as claim, evidence, interpretation, or unsupported.”
Variations
Research proposal
Use this before conducting a study or writing a proposal section.
Help me turn this topic into a feasible academic research proposal: [TOPIC]. My course or department requirements are [REQUIREMENTS]. Available data, participants, access, and time are [FEASIBILITY CONSTRAINTS]. Propose a focused research question, a justified method, operational definitions, sampling or source strategy, ethics considerations, and an analysis plan. Include foreseeable threats to validity or credibility and practical mitigations. Do not claim a method will prove causation unless the design supports it. Ask up to 3 questions only if a required input is missing.
Argument audit
Use this after drafting a paper that may have weak logic or unsupported jumps.
Audit the reasoning in my academic paper draft: [DRAFT]. The assignment prompt is [ASSIGNMENT PROMPT], and these are my verified source notes: [SOURCE NOTES]. Return a table that identifies each major claim, its evidence, its warrant, counterevidence, and any unsupported leap. Then give a prioritized revision plan. Do not add facts or citations. Distinguish problems with argument logic from problems caused by missing research. Ask up to 3 questions only if a required input is missing.
Methods section
Use this when you need to explain a completed or proposed study method.
Help me write a transparent methods section for this study: [STUDY DETAILS]. The field and required reporting standard are [FIELD AND STANDARD]. My research question is [RESEARCH QUESTION]. Produce 500-700 words with design, setting, participants or data, measures, procedure, analysis, and ethical considerations. State what was actually done, not an idealized version. Flag missing information that prevents reproducibility, and do not invent approval numbers, sample characteristics, or statistical procedures. Ask up to 3 questions only if a required input is missing.
Tips
- Make the thesis answer the assignment’s question and limit it to what your available evidence can support.
- For every paragraph, write a one-sentence warrant explaining why the evidence matters; a citation alone does not create an argument.
- Put the most serious counterargument where readers would naturally raise it, then answer its strongest version with evidence.
- Keep a separate source ledger with exact page numbers for quotations and a note distinguishing your interpretation from an author’s claim.
FAQ
Can AI write my academic research paper?
It can help structure and revise a draft, but submitting AI-generated work may conflict with course rules. You must verify sources and retain responsibility for the paper’s reasoning.
How can AI help without fabricating citations?
Give it a closed set of source notes and instruct it to mark missing support. Check every citation, quote, and factual detail against the original source.
What makes an academic thesis strong?
It is contestable, answers the assigned question, and makes a claim narrow enough for the available evidence to support.