Weakness Scanner

Identify the weakest arguments made across a body of literature. Find logical flaws, data limitations, unsupported claims, and findings contradicted by other work. Your contribution section writes itself after this.

Unlike devils-advocate (which stress-tests YOUR argument), this skill scans OTHER people's work for vulnerabilities. It's how you find the gap your paper fills.

When to Use

• Before writing your contribution section — need to know what's broken in prior work
• Identifying research opportunities — weak arguments = space for new work
• Preparing a rebuttal or response — need to show where existing claims fall short
• Deciding which papers to build on vs. which to challenge

When NOT to Use

• Your own paper — use devils-advocate or the paper-critic agent
• Full peer review — use the referee2-reviewer agent
• Methodological comparison — use method-audit (overlaps, but different focus)