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{"id":469,"date":"2025-08-30T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultrowler.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T06:32:19","slug":"chapter-7-theory-in-the-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paultrowler.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/chapter-7-theory-in-the-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 7: Use of your theoretical tools in the literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n Theory in the Literature \u2014 Consensus Prompt Tool<\/title>\n\n \n <script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tailwindcss.com\"><\/script>\n <script>\n tailwind.config = {\n theme: {\n extend: {\n colors: {\n primary: {\n 50:'#eff6ff',100:'#dbeafe',200:'#bfdbfe',300:'#93c5fd',\n 400:'#60a5fa',500:'#3b82f6',600:'#2563eb',700:'#1d4ed8',\n 800:'#1e40af',900:'#1e3a8a'\n },\n ink: { 700:'#0f172a', 600:'#1f2937', 500:'#334155', 400:'#475569' }\n },\n boxShadow: { soft:'0 10px 25px -10px rgba(30, 64, 175, 0.25)' },\n borderRadius: { '2xl':'1.25rem' }\n }\n }\n }\n <\/script>\n\n \n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\"\/>\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin\/>\n <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/>\n\n <style>\n body { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; }\n .prompt-segment { border-left: 4px solid #3b82f6; padding-left: 1rem; margin: 1rem 0; }\n .prompt-segment h4 { font-weight: 600; color: #1e40af; }\n .prompt-segment-content { color: #475569; font-style: italic; }\n .prompt-gap { background-color: #dbeafe; color: #1e40af; padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600; font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\",\"Courier New\", monospace; }\n .prompt-gap-filled { background-color: #dcfce7; color: #166534; }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body class=\"bg-primary-50 text-ink-700\">\n <main class=\"max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6 py-8 space-y-6\">\n\n \n <section class=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-soft border border-primary-100 p-6\">\n <h1 class=\"text-2xl font-bold text-primary-800\">Theory in the Literature \u2014 Consensus Prompt Tool<\/h1>\n <p class=\"mt-2 text-sm text-ink-500\">\n This tool builds a tailored prompt for <strong>Consensus<\/strong> that asks it to search and summarise how a chosen theory has been\n used across the literature. 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