Results for “skepticism”

Philosophy of science methodology examining how research programs evolve through proofs and refutations

Skeptical pushback on the research dossier before it feeds the outline. Asks whether claims are cited, whether surprising findings are actually surprising, whether we missed the strongest competitor angle. One revision pass on FAIL (BLOG_AGENT_RESEARCH_REVISION_BUDGET, default 1).

Investigates a question systematically before answering — verifying claims through sources, distinguishing known facts from inferences, and calibrating expressed confidence to actual certainty. Use when asked to research a topic, verify a claim, evaluate a technology, or answer a question where accuracy matters more than speed.

research-synthesis

Audits hidden assumptions in decisions or beliefs by classifying them into fact, convention, belief, or interest-driven, ranking by fragility and impact, then rebuilding conclusions from verified premises. Supports English and Chinese.

Enforces anti-hallucination constraints including citation requirements, source grounding, and explicit 'I don't know' responses for research tasks.

Evaluate scientific claims and evidence quality by assessing experimental design, identifying biases and confounders, and applying evidence grading frameworks like GRADE and Cochrane Risk of Bias.

Verify academic citations against CrossRef, Semantic Scholar, and OpenAlex. Detects AI-hallucinated references, chimeric citations, and suspicious patterns.