Deep analysis prompts
Structured synthesis with rules
Deep analysisGoes in: Chat
The heavyweight. A research-grade answer with explicit rules, so the model can't paper over gaps or drift outside the sources.
Act as a rigorous reviewer synthesizing these sources to answer: [your question]. Rules: use only the provided sources; if something needed is missing, write “not present in the sources” instead of guessing; keep the authors' terminology; when sources address the same point, compare them explicitly. Structure: (1) restate the question and its parts; (2) the central thesis that emerges from the sources; (3) at least three themes, each with key concepts, evidence and which sources carry it; (4) where the sources agree and where they conflict; (5) conditions, limitations and uncertainty the sources themselves flag; (6) the most important passages quoted verbatim with their source names; (7) a final answer split into what is strongly supported and what remains debated.
How to use it
- 1Open your notebook at notebooklm.google.com.
- 2Replace the [bracketed] parts with your specifics.
- 3Paste the prompt into the chat box and send it.
Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.
More deep analysis prompts
- Build a topic index firstRun this before anything else on messy material — transcripts, mixed PDFs, scattered notes. The index becomes the map for every later question.
- Explain one topic across all sourcesThe follow-up to the index. “Explain” keeps structure and nuance that “summarize” throws away; going topic-by-topic forces full coverage.
- Contradiction finderSources rarely agree as much as a summary implies. This surfaces the disagreements a polite answer smooths over.
- Assumption mapperFinds what the material takes for granted — the fastest way to spot where an argument is weakest.