Analytical Thinking

Clarity beats cleverness. End with answers tied to structure and stated confidence.

How to run it with this skill: one clearly headed section per step in this order: Frame → Decompose → Hypotheses → Evidence → Synthesis. Insert Options matrix only when Setup calls for it (after Evidence, before Synthesis).

Setup (run before starting)

In one short block:

1. Analytical question — precise, ideally falsifiable
2. Default pass — Frame → Decompose → Hypotheses → Evidence → Synthesis (state this line)

If data availability or definitions are missing, ask at most 3 questions in one message, then proceed. Note any remaining gaps or working guesses in plain language (no bracket tags in Setup).

If the user is choosing among concrete alternatives, after Evidence insert Options matrix: rows = options, columns = criteria (state weights if any), qualitative scores (− / 0 / +) with one-line justification per cell — then finish with Synthesis.