PETER WADE | READ WITH PURPOSE
Six prompts for a research paper. Free for personal study.

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1. QUESTION: What specific question do the authors ask?

2. METHOD: What did they actually do? What system, data, comparisons and methods were used?

3. EVIDENCE: Which figure or table is central? What do its axes, units and error bars mean?

4. REASONING: What links the evidence to the claim? What assumptions are required?

5. LIMITS: What uncertainties, exclusions and alternative explanations remain?

6. TAKEAWAY: State the contribution, one unresolved question and the relevance to your work.

Final check: explain the question, method and strongest evidence without repeating the abstract.

A study prompt, not a substitute for research supervision.
28 September 2026