ci-evidence-and-objects
Use to choose and read the objects a Critical Inquiry (CI) essay analyzes — texts, images, artworks, films, performances, events, or cases. In CI the "evidence" is not data but objects read closely through theory; this skill helps select objects that test and earn the intervention and handle images to journal standard. It guides selection and reading; it does not run statistics or build datasets.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ci-evidence-and-objects --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Evidence & Objects (ci-evidence-and-objects) In *Critical Inquiry* there are **no datasets** — the evidence is **objects read closely**: literary and philosophical texts, paintings, photographs, films, buildings, performances, archival documents, political or historical cases. This skill helps you pick objects that actually test the intervention, read them so the claim is earned, and prepare images to the journal's standard. ## When to trigger - Choosing which texts/images/cases the essay will read - An argument that asserts more than its objects can demonstrate - A reading that is rich but not visibly tied to the claim - Preparing figures and image permissions for submission ## Choose objects that do work 1. **The object must test the claim.** Pick cases that could in principle resist the argument, not only ones that flatter it. A reading earns trust when the object pushes back and the claim survives. 2. **Few and deep over many and thin.** CI prizes close reading; one object read to the hilt beats a catalog of examples skimmed. Let the analysis go far into the particular. 3. **Right scale of object.** Match the object to the claim — a single image for a claim about seeing; a pa
- When to trigger
- Choose objects that do work
- Read so the claim is earned
- Object dossier (one per object, before drafting)
- Micro-example — illustration vs. test
- Images to journal standard
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the ci-evidence-and-objects skill do?
Use to choose and read the objects a Critical Inquiry (CI) essay analyzes — texts, images, artworks, films, performances, events, or cases. In CI the "evidence" is not data but objects read closely through theory; this skill helps select objects that test and earn the intervention and handle images to journal standard. It guides selection and reading; it does not run statistics or build datasets.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ci-evidence-and-objects --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.