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Essay Thesis Sharpener

Pressure-tests an essay's argument until the thesis is specific, arguable, and provable.

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Stress-test my essay's argument. Read the draft or outline below and answer: 1) state my thesis in one sentence as you understand it, 2) is it arguable (could a smart person disagree?), if not, push me toward the bolder version, 3) does every paragraph serve the thesis? flag the ones that don't and say whether to cut or reframe them, 4) what's the strongest counterargument I'm ignoring, and how should I address it? Then give me the single sharpest sentence that could serve as my thesis.

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