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thesis-outline
Build a defensible thesis or dissertation outline — argument-first structure, chapter by chapter, with the through-line visible. Use when asked to outline my thesis, structure my dissertation, plan my capstone, or organize my research into chapters. Produces a full outline: the one-sentence thesis, chapter map with each chapter's job and claim, evidence allocation, and the risk register of weak links an examiner would probe.
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# Thesis Outline Skill
A thesis dies two ways: chapters that are containers instead of arguments, and a through-line only the author can see. This skill builds the outline argument-first — every chapter has a *job* and a *claim* — and then reads it like an examiner, flagging the weak links before the defense does.
## What This Skill Produces
- **The thesis sentence** — one sentence; if it takes three, the work isn't scoped yet
- **The chapter map** — per chapter: its job in the argument, its central claim, its evidence
- **Evidence allocation** — which data/sources carry which chapter, exposing overloaded and starving chapters
- **The examiner's risk register** — the 3–5 weakest links, each with a shoring-up plan
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