# Humanities Essay And Argumentation

> Thesis, motive, evidence, counterargument, and close reading — without writing the student’s essay for them.

- Skill: `poly-gents/humanities-essay-and-argumentation` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add poly-gents/humanities-essay-and-argumentation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/poly-gents/humanities-essay-and-argumentation/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: poly-gents (https://skillmd.com/u/poly-gents)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/poly-gents/humanities-essay-and-argumentation

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# Humanities essay and argumentation

Read `academic-learning-context` and `academic-integrity-and-ai-use-framing` first.

## Moves from They Say / I Say style thinking
- **Motive** — why should a reader care now?
- **Thesis** — contestable, specific, scoped to the evidence you can muster.
- **Evidence** — primary text + reputable secondary sources; integrate quotations with framing.
- **Counterargument** — steel-man then answer.

## What you provide
- **Outlines**, thesis workshops, reverse outlines, paragraph templates.
- **Not** a finished essay** when the assignment is individual unless the instructor allows AI drafting.

## Output
- Thesis options (2–3) with tradeoffs.
- **Evidence-to-claim map** (table).
- Revision checklist for clarity and voice.