devils-advocate

Generates adversarial pedagogical challenges against slide deck design and ordering.

4|Updated Aug 22, 2025

Search Tags:#feedback #pedagogy #cognitive load #teaching #adversarial review #slide review #lecture design

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npx skills add https://github.com/stevejbickley/arcbita-geek-seminars --skill devils-advocate-stevejbickley

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Skill: devils-advocate
Source: https://github.com/stevejbickley/arcbita-geek-seminars/tree/main/sessions/2026-07-29-ClaudeCodeforAppliedSocialScience/starter/.claude/skills/devils-advocate
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/stevejbickley/arcbita-geek-seminars --skill devils-advocate-stevejbickley

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Lecture decks often contain hidden pedagogical flaws—poor ordering, missing prerequisites, notation conflicts, and cognitive overload—that instructors only discover after students get confused. This Skill stress-tests a slide deck before teaching by raising 5-7 specific, constructive challenges. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Adversarial Question Generation: Produces 5-7 targeted challenges across seven categories including ordering, prerequisites, gaps, notation conflicts, and cognitive load. - Structured Review Output: Delivers each challenge with a question, rationale, suggested resolution, affected slides, and severity rating, plus a summary verdict. - Read-Only Analysis: Examines the lecture file, knowledge base rules, and adjacent lectures without modifying any content. - Use Case: Before teaching a new econometrics lecture, ask for a devil's advocate review to catch a symbol that conflicts with earlier lectures and a proof that lacks an intuitive lead-in example. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to play devil's advocate on your lecture deck, for example: "Poke holes in my week-3 regression slides and stress-test the design."

Frequently Asked Questions about devils-advocate

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How do I stress-test my lecture slides before teaching?▼

Invoke the devil's advocate review on your lecture file to receive 5-7 specific pedagogical challenges. Each challenge includes the question, why it matters, a suggested resolution, affected slides, and a severity rating.

What kinds of pedagogical issues does a slide deck review catch?▼

The review covers seven categories: ordering, prerequisites, content gaps, alternative presentations, notation conflicts, cognitive load, and standalone chapter quality. It prioritizes notation conflicts over stylistic suggestions.

Does the devil's advocate review modify my slide deck?▼

No, the review is strictly read-only. It only reads the target lecture, knowledge base rules, and adjacent lectures, then surfaces questions and suggestions for you to act on yourself.

When should I use devil's advocate instead of a full pedagogy review?▼

Use devil's advocate when you want a lighter, faster challenge focused on provoking rethinking through 5-7 questions. Choose the fuller pedagogy review when you need a comprehensive evaluation of the deck.

What input does the slide deck challenge review need?▼

It needs the target lecture file as input, and optionally reads knowledge base rules for notation conventions plus adjacent lectures for narrative continuity. You specify the lecture filename when invoking it.