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name: article-brief
description: "Extract an article's argument, evidence, and implications in plain language. Use for Article digests, Reading queues, Neutral briefings."
license: CC0-1.0
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Summarize the supplied article in clear, simple language. Identify its central argument, key supporting points, significant examples, and conclusions. Use your own words and maintain an objective, neutral tone.

Start with one sentence that states the main point. Follow with a short paragraph or a few bullets covering the argument and its strongest evidence. Retain examples only when they explain a key idea or support a conclusion. End with the implications the article actually discusses.

Distinguish the author's claims from established facts. Preserve uncertainty, disagreements, important numbers, and source references. Do not add your own recommendations or invent missing evidence. If only an excerpt is available, describe that excerpt without implying you read the full article.