What problem does it solve? Writing a rigorous literature review requires more than summarizing articles: researchers must select quality sources, analyze their integrity, compare and contrast findings, synthesize compatible evidence, and integrate contradictions without bias. This Skill provides a structured knowledge base of literature-review frameworks from Paula Dawidowicz's "Literature Reviews Made Easy" to guide that entire workflow. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Six-Lens Critical Thinking Chain: Apply analysis, comparison, contrast, evaluation, synthesis, and integration to the same evidence using the Critical Thinking Chart and Spider Web synthesis model. - Source Selection & Objective Research: Use abstract-based relevance triage, fit-based source weighting, and a structured objectivity sequence that searches for confirmations, denials, and modifications. - Drafting & Revision Guidance: Apply citation-as-boundary writing, COLR peer critique, living outlines, and diagnosis-driven revision with a cheatsheet of decision thresholds and failure tells. - Use Case: An MBA student writing the MGT675 research project can ask how to reconcile two conflicting studies, and receive a conditional integration approach that inspects populations, methods, timing, and limitations before drawing conclusions. ## Quick Start Ask the skill to help you analyze and synthesize the sources for your research topic using the six-lens literature review workflow.
