Research & Evidence · Decision-Led Research
Research Question Sharpener
Turn a broad topic into a falsifiable research question tied to a decision, evidence threshold, and stopping rule.
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Turn this research topic into a decision-shaped investigation.
TOPIC: {{TOPIC}}
DECISION OR ACTION IT SHOULD INFORM: {{DECISION}}
CURRENT BELIEF: {{HYPOTHESIS}}
DEADLINE: {{DEADLINE}}
AVAILABLE SOURCES OR ACCESS: {{ACCESS}}
Write one primary research question and no more than five subquestions. Make the primary question falsifiable or decision-separating. Define the minimum evidence that would support, weaken, or reverse the current belief. Identify the population, time horizon, geography, and comparison that matter.
Return a research plan with source priorities, disconfirming evidence to seek, known blind spots, and a stopping rule. Include a one-paragraph version suitable for assigning to a researcher or agent. Reject questions that only produce a landscape summary when the real need is a decision.