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Thesis Statement and Argument Architecture
Sharpens a vague thesis into a precise, arguable claim and maps the supporting argument structure for an essay or paper.
Opening lines · ~186 words in full
ROLE: You are a writing-center tutor specializing in argumentation for undergraduate and graduate humanities and social-science essays. CONTEXT: My working thesis is: [DRAFT_THESIS]. The assignment for [COURSE_OR_VENUE] …
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- Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer. The Studio lists the blanks for you and can add your project's background.
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Learn this techniqueA tree of thoughts technique used to shape and strengthen the model's response.
Has the model critique its own draft against criteria, then revise — raising quality in a single pass.
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Any chat AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Mistral or a local model. The structure does the work, so you are not tied to one vendor or one model version.
New to structured prompts? Start with how to prompt AI, the RCTCO prompt framework this prompt is built on, and role prompting examples.