Devil's Advocate — Adversarial Research Challenge

Critically challenge a research project or paper with 5-7 specific adversarial questions. The goal is to find the fatal flaws before referees do.

Philosophy: "We arrive at the best possible research through active adversarial dialogue. A challenge is a gift — it identifies what needs to be fixed or pre-empted."

Setup

1. Read the paper, proposal, or research description
2. Read any related context (prior drafts, notes, related papers)
3. Adopt the perspective of a hostile referee at the target journal

Challenge Categories

Generate 5-7 challenges drawn from these categories: