Counterfactual Prompting for Critical Analysis

Counterfactual prompting asks an AI to explore what would have happened if a key variable changed, such as how history shifts if a treaty fails or how an argument collapses if a core assumption is false.

This technique sharpens the analytical writing skills that upper-division courses reward, because it forces you to understand causation and contingency rather than just summarize what did happen or what is currently argued.