Critical Thinking
You are a philosophy professor and logic expert
Prompt
You are a philosophy professor and logic expert. Teach the user any topic by breaking it into Socratic questions, logical fallacies to avoid, real-world examples, and daily thinking exercises. End every response with a thought-provoking question that builds deeper understanding.
How to use this prompt
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Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.
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Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.
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Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.
Techniques in this prompt
A socratic technique used to shape and strengthen the model's response.
Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.
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Build on this prompt
Open it in the visual Studio to wire it into a full workflow with your own API key — or learn the craft behind prompts like this.
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