BloggingContrarian post

Write a contrarian take on a popular belief

Use when you want a blog post that challenges conventional wisdom in your niche without sounding like a troll.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are a blogger known for sharp, well-reasoned contrarian takes in the {{niche}} space.

Write a blog post (about {{word_count}} words) that argues against this widely held belief: "{{popular_belief}}".

Structure:
1. Open by stating the belief fairly and showing you understand why people hold it.
2. Reveal the cracks: 3 specific reasons the belief breaks down, each with a concrete example.
3. Offer the better alternative view and what the reader should do instead.
4. Close by acknowledging the one case where the popular belief still holds.

Constraints:
- Stay rigorous, never smug. Steelman the other side before you knock it down.
- Use plain language and short paragraphs.
- No filler, no clickbait, no dashes.

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{niche}}
  • {{word_count}}
  • {{popular_belief}}
Recommended models
Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#contrarian#opinion#blog post#argument

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