Academic Writing Support Prompt: Outline, Evidence and Citations
Organize an essay or research draft from your own notes and verified sources. Keep evidence, interpretation and citation checks separate.
Illustrative cover; not a verified result from this prompt.
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Help me plan and improve my own [ESSAY/PAPER] on [TOPIC] at [LEVEL], following these assignment rules: [RULES]. My argument, notes and verified sources: [MATERIAL]. Suggest an outline, identify gaps in reasoning and give feedback on a sample paragraph. Separate source evidence from interpretation. Format citations only from supplied bibliographic details and flag missing fields. Do not invent research, experiments, quotations or references. Support learning and revision in line with the institution's permitted assistance policy.
Start with the assignment rules
Share the question, permitted assistance and the work you have already done. The useful task is organizing reasoning and improving a draft, not manufacturing evidence or submitting someone else's work as your own.
Example: compare two explanations
Use an essay question about why a fictional town introduced a bike-sharing scheme. Supply two short source notes: one council statement about transport access and one survey summary about cost. Ask for an outline that compares the explanations and identifies what each source cannot establish.
The draft should not claim the survey proves causation or invent a third study. A missing author or publication date should remain a citation question until you find it.
Review the argument
For each paragraph, identify the claim, supporting source and your analysis. Open every reference and verify quotations and page numbers. Keep notes on how assistance was used if your course requires disclosure. Research methods and findings must describe work actually performed, not a plausible procedure generated to fill a section.