Part I · Chapter 5
5. Instruction II - Choosing the intellectual operation
Major question
How does specifying the kind of thinking change the argument produced by AI?
Description
Different cognitive verbs activate different answer structures. Describing collects characteristics. Explaining develops mechanisms. Comparing identifies similarities and differences. Evaluating applies criteria. Critiquing tests claims and assumptions. The selected operation determines the argumentative architecture.
Critically evaluate the proposition that beauty creates economic value in tourism. Develop the strongest arguments supporting this proposition, then examine its limitations and counterarguments. Conclude under which conditions the proposition is economically defensible.
Expected impact
Choosing the cognitive verb changes the operation performed. To evaluate is not to support: the model must put the proposition to the test - arguments, objections, conditions, limits - instead of merely illustrating it.
The cognitive verb is the engine of the prompt.