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devils-advocate

针对研究设计决策、假设与方法论选择，提出具体而关键的问题，帮助您在投稿前进一步夯实论文质量。

SKILL.md
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name: devils-advocate
description: Challenge research design decisions, assumptions, and methodology choices with specific critical questions. Helps strengthen the paper before submission.
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argument-hint: "[topic, design choice, or methodology to challenge]"
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob"]

Devil's Advocate

Critically examine a research design, methodology, or assumption with 5-7 specific challenges.

Steps

  1. •

    Understand the target: Read $ARGUMENTS and any relevant project files (CLAUDE.md, manuscript, estimation code).

  2. •

    Generate 5-7 challenges from these categories:

    • •Identification: Could the causal claim be undermined by [specific threat]?
    • •Specification: What if the functional form is wrong? Alternative specifications?
    • •Data: Are there sample selection issues? Measurement error concerns?
    • •Methodology: Could a different estimator give different results? Why this method?
    • •Assumptions: Which assumptions are most vulnerable? What if they're violated?
    • •Robustness: What robustness checks are missing?
    • •External validity: Does this generalize beyond the sample?
  3. •

    For each challenge, provide:

    • •The question
    • •Why it matters
    • •Suggested resolution or robustness check
    • •Severity (Critical / Major / Minor)
  4. •

    Summary verdict: Strengths, critical changes needed, and suggested improvements.

Notes

  • •Be constructive, not destructive.
  • •Think like a skeptical referee at a top journal.
  • •Focus on the most impactful challenges first.