Narrow Down Research Questions with Claude
bigaiguy · x · 2026-07-15
The author emphasizes that poor academic papers often stem not from laziness, but from research questions being too broad. For instance, "AI and education" isn't a researchable question, whereas "How does AI feedback affect the revision behaviors of first-year writing students?" is specific.
The recommended approach is to have Claude assess whether a question is too broad, too obvious, too descriptive, or genuinely researchable, and then prompt it to provide 5 sharper alternatives with specific improvements.
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