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Run BE","description":"# Counterargument Generation\n\nGenerate adversarial critiques to stress-test research claims before writing or submitting.\n\n## Perspectives\n\n| Perspective | Icon | Focus |\n|-------------|------|-------|\n| **Methodological** | 🔬 | Study design, measurement validity, statistical approach, reproducibility |\n| **Theoretical** | 📚 | Conceptual framework, alternative explanations, literature gaps |\n| **Practical** | ⚙️ | Feasibility, generalizability, real-world applicability, ethical concerns |\n\n## Workflow\n\n1. **Identify the core claims** — extract the main hypotheses or arguments\n2. **Generate 4–6 critiques** — at least one per perspective, more for weaker claims\n3. **Rate severity** — HIGH (fatal flaw), MEDIUM (significant concern), LOW (minor point)\n4. **Provide rebuttal strategy** — for each critique, suggest how to respond or strengthen the research\n\n## Output Format\n\n```markdown\n# ⚔️ Counterargument Analysis\n\n## Summary\n[2–3 sentences: overall assessment of the research's vulnerability to critique]\n\n## Counterarguments\n\n### 📚 Theoretical Critique — [SHORT TITLE]\n\n**Challenged Claim:** [Exact claim being challenged]\n\n**Critique:** [Specific, evidence-grounded critique. Reference timescales, measurement limits,\nalternative frameworks, or published contradictory evidence where possible.]\n\n**Rebuttal Strategy:** [Concrete suggestion: what experiment, analysis, or argument would\naddress this critique]\n\n---\n\n### 🔬 Methodological Critique — [SHORT TITLE]\n...\n```\n\n## Quality criteria\n\n- **Specific**: Reference exact claims, timescales, measurements — not vague \"this is uncertain\"\n- **Grounded**: Connect to actual limitations in the content, not generic criticism\n- **Expert-level**: Write as a senior reviewer at a top journal would\n- **Constructive**: Every critique ends with a path forward (rebuttal strategy)\n\n## Examples of strong vs weak critiques\n\n**Weak:** \"The sample size might be too small.\"\n\n**Strong:** \"The proposed sample of n=15 animals achieves 80% power only for effect sizes of η²≥0.25. Given the typical effect sizes in STDP studies (η²=0.10–0.15, e.g., Bi & Poo 1998), this is underpowered. 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