Show the shape of disagreement without manufacturing consensus.
Steps
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Define the question, geography, time window, and audience. Narrow broad topics into claims that sources can actually address.
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Gather primary evidence and credible analyses from different source families. Track shared underlying data so copied articles do not count as independent agreement.
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For each claim, record supporting and challenging sources with dates and passages. Distinguish disagreement about facts from disagreement about definitions, forecasts, or values.
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Compare methods, samples, and time periods before declaring a contradiction. Give strong evidence more weight than popularity; equal word count is not equal credibility.
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Classify findings as broadly supported in the inspected sources, disputed, or insufficiently studied. State search coverage and what evidence could move each conclusion.
Output
Claim | support | challenge | reason for disagreement | strength/limits; then a short conclusion.
Limits
Do not activate for a single-source summary. A small source set is not a survey of all experts. Do not use social engagement as evidence weight.
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Synthetic example
Input: Two supplied studies report different remote-work outcomes: one measures call-center output, the other developer satisfaction.
Expected behavior: Treat these as different outcomes and populations, not proof that one study is wrong or that all experts disagree.
Attribution
Inspired by AIUnpacker Editorial, consensus-map framework. This is an original workflow written for this library, not a verbatim copy of the source prompt or an endorsement by its author.
Validation status
Source reviewed and instructions checked for scope, attribution, and a synthetic acceptance case. The example is an expected result, not captured bot output. Not runtime-tested in Grok or a Grok skill loader.