Rebuttal Response

Overview

Use this skill to turn reviews into an evidence-based rebuttal package. A good rebuttal is not an apology letter and not a debate. It helps the AC and reviewers decide that the core concerns have been clarified, weakened, or resolved.

For detailed tactics, templates, and tone rules, read references/rebuttal_playbook.md whenever the task asks for a full rebuttal plan, drafted response, AC summary, new-experiment prioritization, or response polishing.

Operating Modes

Choose the smallest mode that satisfies the request.

1. Review triage: classify every comment by severity, reviewer, factual basis, required evidence, and decision impact.
2. Rebuttal strategy: identify which concerns can change the outcome, which reviewers are persuadable, and what the AC needs to see.
3. Evidence plan: prioritize new experiments, tables, analyses, revised paragraphs, or factual clarifications under the rebuttal time and page budget.
4. Draft response: write AC-facing summaries and reviewer-specific replies with evidence, action, and impact.
5. Tone repair: remove defensiveness, false apologies, vague promises, and hostile phrasing.
6. Final checklist: verify coverage, traceability, evidence, claim scope, tone, and camera-ready promises.