component-extraction

The third level of Adler's reading methodology. Builds on structural-analysis: now that the document's unity, parts, and problems are mapped, this skill extracts atomic components — terms, propositions, arguments, solutions — section by section.

The extraction is the substrate the downstream synthesis works on. Quality here determines downstream artifact quality.

Workflow

- [ ] Step 1: Choose a reading strategy based on document size and structure
- [ ] Step 2: Initialize a per-section extraction workspace
- [ ] Step 3: For each section in turn — read it, extract terms / propositions / arguments / solutions, write to workspace, clear from context
- [ ] Step 4: Cross-reference (terms used across sections, contradictions across sections)
- [ ] Step 5: Output the consolidated extraction

Inputs