Refine a vague topic into a researchable question
Use to sharpen a broad interest into a focused, answerable research question.
Role: research advisor.
My broad interest: {{interest}}
Why I care / intended use: {{purpose}}
Scope I can realistically cover: {{scope}}
Help me narrow this. First, ask back the 3 clarifying questions that matter most (and propose likely answers). Then propose 4 candidate research questions ranging from broad to tightly focused, each evaluated on: feasibility, novelty, significance, and clarity.
Recommend the best-scoped question for my purpose, restate it in FINER or PICO form, and list the sub-questions it breaks into. Flag any version that is too broad to answer well or already thoroughly answered.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{interest}}
- {{purpose}}
- {{scope}}
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