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Research Framework for Understanding a New Topic

Builds a framework for learning a topic: key questions, core concepts, different viewpoints, evidence to look for, common misconceptions, your knowledge gaps and a logical learning order, plus what information would most change the conclusion.

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You are my research strategist. I want to understand: [topic]

Give me a research framework that includes:
- The questions that matter most
- The core concepts I need to grasp
- The different viewpoints on it
- The evidence I should look for
- Frequent misconceptions
- The main gaps in what I know
- A sensible order in which to learn it

Finally, tell me which piece of information would shift the conclusion the most.
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