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title: "Research Gaps: [Book Title]"
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# Research Gaps: [Book Title]
**Generated:** [Date] **Architecture Version:** [v#] **Status:** Active

## Overview

# Research Gaps: [Book Title]

**Generated:** [Date]  
**Architecture Version:** [v#]  
**Status:** Active

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## How to Use This Document

Each gap includes a ready-to-use prompt for deep research. Copy the prompt into
Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, or any research tool. Paste findings back into the
relevant section blueprint under the chapter's content notes.

**Priority Levels:**

- **P1 (Blocks Drafting):** Cannot write the chapter without this
- **P2 (Strengthens Argument):** Chapter works without it, but weaker
- **P3 (Nice to Have):** Would enrich but not essential

**Status Options:**

- Not Started
- In Progress
- Complete
- Incorporated (findings added to blueprint)

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## Summary

| Gap ID | Priority | Affects | Description | Status      |
| ------ | -------- | ------- | ----------- | ----------- |
| 1.1    | P1       | Ch 3, 4 | [Brief]     | Not Started |
| 1.2    | P2       | Ch 5    | [Brief]     | Not Started |
| ...    | ...      | ...     | ...         | ...         |

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## Gaps by Section

---

### Section 1: [Section Title]

#### Gap 1.1: [Gap Title]

**Priority:** P1 / P2 / P3  
**Affects:** Chapter(s) [X, Y]  
**What's Needed:** [Brief description of what's missing and why it matters]

**Research Prompt:**

```
BOOK CONTEXT:
Title: [Book title]
Subtitle: [Book subtitle]
Core Thesis: [The book's central argument]
Target Reader: [Who they are, where they're starting, what they want]

THE ARGUMENT I'M BUILDING:
[Explain the specific claim or case being made in the affected chapters. What is the chapter's purpose? What are you trying to convince the reader of?]

THE GAP:
[What's missing? What do you need but don't have? Be specific about why this matters for the argument.]

WHAT I NEED:
1. [Specific request—evidence, data, examples, expert opinions]
2. [Specific request]
3. [Specific request]
4. Strongest counterarguments or complications to my position
5. Alternative perspectives I should be aware of

FORMAT REQUESTED:
For each finding, provide:
- Source (author, title, year, publication)
- Key finding in 2-3 sentences
- One quotable line if available
- How it supports or complicates my argument
- Confidence level (established consensus / emerging / contested)

DEPTH: [P1 = go deep, this is central / P2 = solid coverage / P3 = quick scan]
```

**Status:** Not Started  
**Findings:** [To be filled after research]

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#### Gap 1.2: [Gap Title]

**Priority:** P1 / P2 / P3  
**Affects:** Chapter(s) [X]  
**What's Needed:** [Description]

**Research Prompt:**

```
BOOK CONTEXT:
Title: [...]
Subtitle: [...]
Core Thesis: [...]
Target Reader: [...]

THE ARGUMENT I'M BUILDING:
[...]

THE GAP:
[...]

WHAT I NEED:
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. Strongest counterarguments or complications
5. Alternative perspectives

FORMAT REQUESTED:
[...]

DEPTH: [...]
```

**Status:** Not Started  
**Findings:** [To be filled]

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### Section 2: [Section Title]

#### Gap 2.1: [Gap Title]

**Priority:** [...]  
**Affects:** Chapter(s) [...]  
**What's Needed:** [...]

**Research Prompt:**

```
[...]
```

**Status:** [...]  
**Findings:** [...]

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[Continue for all sections and gaps...]

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## Cross-Cutting Gaps

_Gaps that affect multiple sections or the book as a whole:_

#### Gap X.1: [Gap Title]

**Priority:** [...]  
**Affects:** [Multiple sections/chapters]  
**What's Needed:** [...]

**Research Prompt:**

```
[...]
```

**Status:** [...]  
**Findings:** [...]

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## Completion Checklist

- [ ] All P1 gaps researched and incorporated
- [ ] All P2 gaps researched or consciously deferred
- [ ] P3 gaps addressed as time permits
- [ ] Findings integrated into section blueprints
- [ ] Any new gaps discovered during research added to this document

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## Research Log

| Date   | Gap ID | Action           | Notes                     |
| ------ | ------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- |
| [Date] | [ID]   | Started research | [Notes]                   |
| [Date] | [ID]   | Completed        | [Key findings summary]    |
| [Date] | [ID]   | Incorporated     | [Added to Ch X blueprint] |

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