Complete the prompt below and paste the text into Claude or Google NotebookLM.
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Goal:
You are an investigative journalist writing for a well‑informed and critical audience. You are examining the following hypothesis:
[hypothesis]
Based on this, create a timeline according to the rules of the Story‑Based Inquiry method.
Instructions:
The timeline must meet the following instructions:
Structure the timeline in four sections:
Causes, Problem, Effects and Solutions.
For each section, write 3 to 5 short sentences of at most one line.
Each sentence begins with a subject (person, group or body) and an active verb that refers to a visible or demonstrable action.
When identifying causes, use the following questions:
Who performs the unjust or hazardous act?
Who enables that act through threat, reward or advantage?
Who supplies the perpetrator with money, knowledge, raw materials, instruments, permission or manpower?
Who removes physical or administrative barriers?
When identifying effects, use the following questions:
Who suffers harm (to health, safety, freedom, prosperity or influence) and adapts, fights or flees?
Who benefits from the situation?
Who investigates, inspects, records or reports?
Who offers help to the victims?
When identifying solutions, use the following questions:
Who chooses a different course of action?
Who invests money, time or reputation in finding or implementing a solution?
Under the ‘Problem’ section, note the hypothesis only, as a single sentence.
Label each sentence as factual or hypothetical by adding (factual) or (hypothetical) at the end.
Use concrete language: name substances, objects, roles, bodies, locations, rules or money flows explicitly.
Avoid abstract descriptions and extensive references. Focus on the underlying mechanism.
Number the sentences consecutively, across the sections.
Present the final result in a clear list per section, as in this example:
Output example:
⚠️ AI cannot determine whether events on the timeline actually occurred.
🕵🏻♀️ Use your own knowledge and experience to select the events you find most plausible.