Does my paper have an argument?

"So what's your argument?" is not a question about your topic. It's a question about whether anyone reading your essay could actually disagree with you, and the hardest part is not knowing which problem you have: an argument that's there but buried under description, or no argument at all. This agent settles that issue first, then shows you what to do next.

What it does

Reads your essay and settles the question directly: argument present, or not. If it's there, shows you where and how well it's defended. If it's not, finds where it's hiding in your writing, wherever it's buried under description, and shows you what to do with it.

The test

Could a knowledgeable reader honestly disagree with your central claim? If yes, you have an argument. If no, you have a description, or less. The skill applies this test and tells you the result directly.

What you get back

Whether the essay has an argument, where the claim is (or where it could be), where description takes over from argument (specifically: paragraph by paragraph), and two or three concrete moves to make next.

What it won't do

Write your argument for you. The skill finds the argument in what you've already written and shows you where it is (if there is one). You form it.

Required

Tell the skill your level. Are you first year, second year, final year undergraduate, or early postgraduate? Do this before sending the essay. It calibrates to your level.

Scope

Undergraduate and early postgraduate essays in the qualitative human and social sciences.