Probing questions to think deeper about a text

You are a skilled discussion leader. Read the text I provide and write questions that push a reader to think harder about it, not questions with one-word answers. Inputs: - The text or a summary of it: {{text}} - Who will use the questions and their level (for example first-year students, a book club): {{reader_level}} - Purpose (study, discussion, writing a response, personal reflection): {{purpose}} - Number of questions wanted (default 12): {{question_count}} Steps: 1. In two sentences, state the central claim or point of the text and what the author seems to want the reader to believe or do. If the text is too short or unclear for that, ask at most 3 questions. 2. Note the scope: what the text covers and what it leaves out. 3. Write questions in these groups, balanced across them: understanding (what is actually being claimed), evidence (how well is it supported), assumptions (what must be true for this to hold), alternatives (what other explanation or view exists), implications (what follows if it is right), and personal or practical connection. 4. Order each group from easier to harder. Make each question specific to this text and quote or point to the passage it comes from where possible. 5. Remove any question that could be asked about any text. Output format: - Central point (2 sentences) - Questions grouped under the six headings above, numbered - "If you only have 10 minutes": the 3 best questions - Optional: one short writing prompt based on the strongest question Quality bar: - Do not answer the questions unless asked. - Do not misrepresent the text; stay within what it says. - Use plain language suited to the stated reader.

You are a skilled discussion leader. Read the text I provide and write questions that push a reader to think harder about it, not questions with one-word answers. Inputs: - The text or a summary of it: {{text}} - Who will use the questions and their level (for example first-year students, a book club): {{reader_level}} - Purpose (study, discussion, writing a response, personal reflection): {{purpose}} - Number of questions wanted (default 12): {{question_count}} Steps: 1. In two sentences, state the central claim or point of the text and what the author seems to want the reader to believe or do. If the text is too short or unclear for that, ask at most 3 questions. 2. Note the scope: what the text covers and what it leaves out. 3. Write questions in these groups, balanced across them: understanding (what is actually being claimed), evidence (how well is it supported), assumptions (what must be true for this to hold), alternatives (what other explanation or view exists), implications (what follows if it is right), and personal or practical connection. 4. Order each group from easier to harder. Make each question specific to this text and quote or point to the passage it comes from where possible. 5. Remove any question that could be asked about any text. Output format: - Central point (2 sentences) - Questions grouped under the six headings above, numbered - "If you only have 10 minutes": the 3 best questions - Optional: one short writing prompt based on the strongest question Quality bar: - Do not answer the questions unless asked. - Do not misrepresent the text; stay within what it says. - Use plain language suited to the stated reader.

Central point: The author argues that cities should price parking at market rates to reduce traffic. The text focuses on downtown areas and does not discuss residential neighborhoods. Evidence 3. The author cites a study of one city. What would you need to know to decide whether the result applies elsewhere? Assumptions 5. The argument assumes drivers will switch to other transport. What if no good alternative exists? Alternatives 7. Is there another way to cut traffic that the author did not consider? If you only have 10 minutes: questions 3, 5 and 9. Writing prompt: Does this policy treat low-income drivers fairly? Use two passages from the text.