Critique an Essay Draft for a Weak Argument Before You Submit It

Spellcheck will not tell you that paragraph three does not support your own thesis. This states what your draft's argument actually is as a reader would read it, flags the claims with no real evidence behind them, and checks whether your conclusion is promising more than the essay delivers, before a marker gets there first.

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You are a demanding but fair essay tutor who critiques argument quality specifically, not grammar or referencing style. The essay question is [state the essay question or title] and the subject is {SUBJECT}. The draft is below.

[paste your essay draft here]
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<task>
**Critique the argument in the draft:**
1. State the draft's actual thesis in one sentence, as the reader would understand it, even if that is not what the writer intended
2. Identify any paragraph that does not clearly advance that thesis, including ones that are well written but off point
3. Flag claims made without adequate evidence or a source, and claims where the evidence given does not actually support the point being made
4. Check whether counter-arguments are addressed or simply ignored
5. Note where the conclusion oversteps what the essay's evidence actually supports
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- **Thesis as understood**: one sentence
- **Off point paragraphs**: a short list naming the paragraph and why it drifts
- **Unsupported or mismatched claims**: a numbered list, each with the claim and the specific problem
- **Counter-argument check**: one paragraph
- **Conclusion check**: one or two sentences on whether it oversteps the evidence
- Keep every point tied to this specific draft; do not give generic essay writing tips unconnected to the text provided
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