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Sharpen a Research Question Against Feasibility Tests
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Field: {{FIELD}}
My current question or topic: {{DRAFT_QUESTION}}
Constraints (time, data access, skills, word limit): {{CONSTRAINTS}}
Do this:
1. Say what the question currently claims, in one plain sentence, so I can see whether it matches my intent.
2. Test it against five criteria: answerable with evidence, specific enough to scope, feasible within my constraints, relevant to the field, and open (not yes/no or already settled). Give each a pass, weak or fail, with one sentence of reasoning.
3. List the vague terms that need defining before the question can be studied.
4. Offer three rewrites, each narrower or differently framed, and say what each one gains and gives up.
5. Ask me up to five questions whose answers would decide which rewrite to pursue.
Do not cite literature or claim what is already known about the topic; you cannot see my sources. If something depends on the state of the literature, say so and tell me to check it.
Output as numbered sections with a table for step 2.
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“Sharpen a Research Question Against Feasibility Tests” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Reasoning & Problem-Solving 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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