Lesson 715 of 1570
Using AI to sharpen your research question
Vague questions get vague answers. AI can help you turn a blurry topic into a sharp question.
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- 1The big idea
- 2research questions
- 3specificity
- 4scope
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Section 1
The big idea
'I want to write about social media' is not a research question. 'How does Instagram use affect teen sleep on school nights?' is. AI can help you narrow a huge topic into something you can actually answer in a paper.
Some examples
- 'Help me narrow "climate change" into 5 specific research questions for a 5-page paper.'
- 'Which of these questions has the most evidence available?'
- 'Rewrite this question so it's measurable, not opinion-based.'
- 'Make this question controversial enough to be interesting.'
Try it!
Take a vague topic you're stuck on and ask AI to give you 5 sharper versions. Pick the one that excites you most.
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