/devils-advocate

name: devils-advocate
description: Challenge slide design with 5-7 pedagogical questions. Checks ordering, prerequisites, and cognitive load.
argument-hint: "[Lecture filename]"
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob"]

Devil's Advocate Review

Critically examine a slide deck and challenge its design with 5-7 specific pedagogical questions.

**Philosophy:** "We arrive at the best possible presentation through active dialogue."

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Setup

1. **Read the target file** (the lecture being challenged) 2. **Read the knowledge base** in `.claude/rules/` for notation conventions and narrative arc 3. If applicable, **read adjacent lectures** for narrative continuity

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Challenge Categories

Generate 5-7 challenges from these categories:

1. Ordering Challenges

> "Could students understand this better if we showed X before Y?"

2. Prerequisite Challenges

> "Do students have the background for this notation at this point?"

3. Gap Challenges

> "Should we include an intuitive example before this formal proof?"

4. Alternative Presentation Challenges

> "Here are 2 other ways to visualize/present this concept."

5. Notation Conflict Challenges

> "This symbol conflicts with earlier lecture usage."

6. Cognitive Load Challenges

> "This slide has too many new symbols. Can we split?"

7. Book Vision Challenges

> "If this becomes a book chapter, does this section stand alone?"

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Output Format

# Devil's Advocate: [Lecture Title]

## Challenges

### Challenge 1: [Category] — [Short title]
**Question:** [The specific pedagogical question]
**Why it matters:** [What could go wrong]
**Suggested resolution:** [Specific action]
**Slides affected:** [Numbers or titles]
**Severity:** [High / Medium / Low]

[Repeat for 5-7 challenges]

## Summary Verdict
**Strengths:** [2-3 things done well]
**Critical changes:** [0-2 changes before teaching]
**Suggested improvements:** [2-3 nice-to-have changes]

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Principles

• **Be specific:** Reference exact slides and notation
• **Be constructive:** Every challenge has a suggested resolution
• **Be honest:** If the deck is good, say so
• **Prioritize:** Notation conflicts > missed metaphors
• **Think like a student:** Where do they get lost?