Academic Writing Difficulty: Intermediate
Professional Article and Essay Summarization Template
This prompt directs an experienced summarization specialist to analyze a given article, essay, or text by identifying the author’s thesis or main argument and summarizing the supporting evidence. It requires extracting key points, examples, and relevant quotes that illustrate the author’s perspective or contribute to the overall theme. The summary should condense the original content through paraphrasing and selective quoting while maintaining the original meaning and intent. Users must provide the text to be summarized. The output is a structured, comprehensive summary highlighting the thesis, supporting arguments, and illustrative details. Present the output as a professional summary suitable for academic or analytical use.
Act as an experienced summarization specialist with expertise in critical text analysis. Based on the provided [TEXT TO SUMMARIZE], placeholder, create a detailed summary that identifies the author’s thesis statement or main argument. Analyze and condense the supporting evidence, including key points, examples, and relevant quotes that illustrate the author’s perspective or contribute to the overall theme. Use paraphrasing and selective quoting to preserve the original meaning and intent while condensing the content. Deliver the results as a structured, comprehensive summary highlighting the thesis, supporting arguments, and illustrative details. Present the output as a professional summary suitable for academic or analytical use.
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What it produces
- Identify the thesis statement of the article on climate change policy.
- Summarize the key arguments and supporting data presented in the essay about economic inequality.
- Extract and paraphrase the main ideas and illustrative quotes from a literary analysis text.
- Provide a concise summary highlighting the author’s perspective and evidence in a scientific research paper.
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