Write clear argument-driven prose
expository-writingskillsetup L1★64
Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator ↗What it does
Construct and analyze thesis-driven arguments with evidence and counterarguments
Best for
Academic papers, op-eds, and reports where logical rigor and audience trust depend on visible reasoning.
Inputs
- · Research notes
- · Source material
- · Opposing viewpoints
Outputs
- · Thesis statement
- · Body paragraph structures
- · Counterargument and concession phrasing
- · Argumentative blueprints
Preconditions
- · Writer understands the subject matter
- · Sources identified
- · Willingness to engage strongest objections
Failure modes
- · Forced thesis weakens the argument
- · Strawman counterarguments undermine credibility
- · Unsupported claims invite skepticism
- · Overlong evidence paragraphs lose coherence
Trust signals
- · Grounded in Toulmin model and CER framework
- · Baldwin and Orwell citations
- · Explicitly teaches steelman vs. strawman