Applying imrad

Skill narumiruna/skills/skills/writing-research/applying-imrad

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Decide whether IMRaD fits, review an IMRaD draft, transform mixed material into IMRaD, or draft a new evidence-traceable IMRaD output without fabricating results.

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Applying IMRaD

Use IMRaD only when a clear question, a real or responsibly inferable method, results or explicitly non-empirical outputs, and interpretation all exist. Do not force it onto simple explanations, tutorials, brainstorming, or style-only edits.

Select One Mode

Mode	Trigger	Deliverable
Detector	applicability, readiness, or section-gap question	fit verdict and gap analysis, not a full article
Reviewer	existing IMRaD draft needs audit	prioritized structural/evidence findings, not a rewrite unless asked
Recomposer	notes or mixed material must become IMRaD	full transformed draft
Writer	new research-style output is requested	full new draft

Infer the mode when clear. Ask only when the choice materially changes the deliverable.

Evidence Rules

Never fabricate data, citations, experiments, measurements, or observations.
Label non-empirical results as inferred, hypothetical, expected, or simulated.
Put material assumptions in Methods and trace every major Results or Discussion claim to source evidence or an explicit assumption.
Keep reporting separate from interpretation. Do not hide missing evidence behind fluent prose.
Add Abstract or Conclusion only when requested.

Section Boundaries

Introduction: context, problem/question, objective or hypothesis. No methods, findings, or conclusions.
Methods: approach, process, tools, sources, reproducibility detail, and assumptions. No findings or interpretation.
Results: objective findings, outputs, or observations, with empirical and non-empirical content clearly separated. No implications or argument.
Discussion: interpretation supported by Results, answer to the Introduction question, limitations, and relevant next steps.

Mode Workflows

Detector

Classify each section as explicit, partial, inferable, or unavailable. Return applicability (high, medium, or low), required assumptions, and one recommendation: full IMRaD, partial IMRaD, or no IMRaD. Do not turn unavailable evidence into results.

Reviewer

Check section presence/order, boundary purity, claim traceability, empirical labels, and question→method→result→interpretation linkage. Lead with the overall verdict, then findings with severity, section, problem, impact, and specific fix. Mention strengths only when they help preserve sound structure.

Recomposer

Extract the question and method, separate findings from interpretation, compose the four sections in exact order, expose assumptions in Methods, and validate claim traceability before handoff.

Writer

Define the question/objective, describe the actual or explicitly analytical method, present available outputs objectively, and interpret only those outputs. If an empirical method or results are missing, do not invent them; either produce clearly labeled non-empirical work or explain why a responsible full IMRaD draft is unavailable.

Finish with the requested artifact or verdict first, followed by material assumptions, evidence gaps, and section-boundary caveats.