Evidence-Bound Section Drafting

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Section-level writing skill for evidence-bound academic prose: IMRaD papers, grants, reports, talks, and response letters. Indexes section-specific templates (abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion) and pre-submission quality protocols (claim-evidence, reviewer rubric, response letter).

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/aristoteleo/PantheonOS/blob/HEAD/pantheon/factory/templates/skills/paper_writing/writing/SKILL.md

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Evidence-Bound Section Drafting

Use only after triage, outline, and evidence boundaries exist (see ../workflow/SKILL.md and ../SKILL.md).

Drafting Rules

Write draft/paper.md as the content source of truth.
Keep each core claim within claim_evidence_map.md.
Use missing evidence to ask for material, downgrade, or remove claims.
Do not invent data, citations, mechanisms, reviewer changes, or availability statements.
For major rewrites, shape from raw material to candidate openings to paragraph-by-paragraph structure before polishing.

Section Roles (quick reference)

Section	Role	Quality gate
Title	searchable, precise, not inflated	no vague clever title
Abstract	problem, gap, method, key result, meaning	no result-free impact claim
Introduction	known → gap → insufficiency → approach → contribution	gap and contribution align
Related work	themed positioning	not chronological paper dump
Methods	reproducible protocol	data/software/parameters/statistics clear
Results	question → method → observation → quantitative result → interpretation	each result points to figure/table/data
Discussion	finding, relation to literature, mechanism, limits, future	no new data
Limitations	honest boundary and risk	no hidden fatal flaw
Conclusion	contribution and boundary	not abstract repetition

Section-Specific Skills

Read the corresponding skill file before drafting each section.

Section	File	Focus
Abstract	abstract.md	Three proven templates (Challenge→Contribution, Challenge→Insight→Contribution, Multiple Contributions); 150–250 words; no citations
Introduction	introduction.md	Logic Map: Task → Challenge → Solution → Advantage; backward writing
Methods	method.md	Reproducibility checklist: software versions, parameters, hardware, data/code statements
Results	results.md	Each subsection ≥1 figure/table reference; claim → evidence; present tense
Discussion	discussion.md	Four-part structure: Interpretation → Comparison → Limitations → Future
Response Letter	response_letter.md	Reviewer-comment-to-response unit format

Quality Protocols

Skill	File	Purpose
Claim-Evidence Check	claim_evidence_check.md	Verify every major claim has supporting evidence; target ≥80%
Reviewer Rubric (NeurIPS-style)	reviewer_rubric.md	6-dimension peer-review simulation with worked example

Usage

Before writing a section, read the corresponding section skill file.
Apply the templates and structural guidelines.
After the full draft is complete, run claim_evidence_check.md.
If alignment < 80%, revise claims (add evidence, downgrade, or remove) and re-run.
For submissions, grants, or revision responses, optionally simulate peer review using reviewer_rubric.md.

Quality Standards

Clarity: clear, concise, unambiguous language
Evidence: every claim backed by citation, data, or figure
Structure: logical flow and organization
Reproducibility: sufficient detail for replication
Impact: clear contribution and boundary

Sources: Research-Paper-Writing-Skills (Master-cai, MIT), AI-Scientist (SakanaAI, MIT), ResearAI writer.md, K-Dense scientific-writing/SKILL.md, mattpocock writing-shape/SKILL.md.