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{"id":81,"date":"2025-07-17T10:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultrowler.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-11-21T06:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:55:12","slug":"the-abstract-deconstructor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paultrowler.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/the-abstract-deconstructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 14: The Abstract Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n Abstract Advisor<\/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 },\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 .mono {\n font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\",\"Courier New\", monospace;\n }\n .prompt-gap {\n background:#dbeafe;\n color:#1e40af;\n padding:0 6px;\n border-radius:4px;\n font-weight:600;\n font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\",\"Courier New\", monospace;\n }\n .prompt-gap-filled {\n background:#dcfce7;\n color:#166534;\n font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\",\"Courier New\", monospace;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body class=\"bg-primary-50 text-slate-800\">\n <main class=\"max-w-6xl mx-auto p-6 md:p-10 space-y-6\">\n \n <section class=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-soft border border-primary-100 p-6\">\n <h1 class=\"text-2xl md:text-3xl font-semibold text-primary-900\">Abstract Advisor<\/h1>\n <p class=\"mt-2 text-sm text-slate-700\">\n Paste your draft abstract, then copy a bespoke prompt to use with ChatGPT. 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