Chapter one-pager template

Use this page to settle a chapter's role, evidence, and argument before drafting. It is not ceremonial approval; it prevents a chapter from growing before it has a job.

# Chapter N · Title

Status: one-pager | drafting | complete | open public revision

## Role in the book (one sentence)
What step does this chapter advance in the book's claim? What does it receive from the
previous chapter, and what does it hand to the next one?

## Claim (one sentence)
The chapter's single thesis. It must move the book's core claim forward, not restate it.

## Counter-intuitive hook
What does the reader currently believe? Which part does this chapter revise?

## Whiteboard framework
Describe one diagram or table that a reader can reproduce on a whiteboard.

## Standard landing
What judgment standard will this chapter establish, revise, or test? When does it apply?

## External comparison
Winner side · Loser side · source quality · missing side (if any) · applicability conditions

## Monday-morning actions
The first action an accountable leader can take on Monday morning.

## Evidence gaps
What evidence is still missing? What result would challenge this chapter's claim?
Until the missing side is supplied, the chapter remains in drafting rather than complete.

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