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Reverse Outline: Does Your Draft Say What You Think?
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The essay question: {{ESSAY_QUESTION}}
My intended thesis: {{INTENDED_THESIS}}
My draft:
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{{MY_DRAFT}}
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Do this:
1. For each paragraph, write one line: the main point it makes, and its job in the argument (claim, evidence, counter-argument, context, conclusion, or "unclear").
2. Compare the reverse outline with my intended thesis. Where does the draft drift, repeat itself or skip a step?
3. Find paragraphs doing two jobs at once (candidates to split) and pairs doing the same job (candidates to merge).
4. Check the introduction promises what the body delivers, and the conclusion doesn't add new arguments.
5. Suggest the order the paragraphs should go in, using their numbers, if a change would help.
Output: a numbered table (paragraph | main point | job | issue), then a short list of structural fixes.
Constraints: describe the structure; don't rewrite sentences or add new content. Use my wording for the main points where possible, so I can recognise them.
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“Reverse Outline: Does Your Draft Say What You Think?” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 186 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{ESSAY_QUESTION}}, {{INTENDED_THESIS}}, {{MY_DRAFT}}.
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