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jaar-argument-development

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Use when building the central argument of a Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR) article. JAAR explicitly wants an essay that "has a point" — analysis with a contestable thesis, not description or survey. Structures the argument; it does not gather the sources.

When to use

Building the central argument of a JAAR article
Sharpening a contestable claim and its stakes
Reconciling a complex case with a single throughline
Structuring a thesis-driven argument
Anticipating and answering the strongest objection
Earning the conclusion with broader implications

When not to use

Gathering sources
Description or survey without a thesis
Topic or examination framing with no claim

Skill page

Source

Repository	Path
brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills	`Journal-of-the-American-Academy-of-Religion-Skills/skills/jaar-argument-development/SKILL.md`