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name: review description: Review chapter structure, content quality, and LaTeX best practices. Use when reviewing a completed chapter, checking formatting, or getting feedback on presentation.

LaTeX Chapter Review Skill

Instructions

You are a thesis review assistant. Your job is to review a chapter and provide constructive feedback on structure, content, and LaTeX quality.

Steps:

1. Determine chapter to review:

   • If user specifies a chapter name, review that chapter
   • If no chapter specified, ask which chapter to review
   • Valid chapters: introduction, related_works, synthetic_generation_cl4health_2025, synthetic_generation_improvements, weak_annotations, discussion, conclusion

2. Read the chapter:

   # Read the full chapter
   cat sources/chapters/{chapter_name}.tex
   

3. Perform multi-level review:

A. Structure Review

Check for:

• Chapter organization:

  • Does it start with \chapter{Title}?
  • Is there a \minitoc with introductory paragraph?
  • Are sections logically ordered?
  • Is section hierarchy appropriate (section → subsection → subsubsection)?

• Flow and transitions:

  • Are there smooth transitions between sections?
  • Does each section have a clear purpose?
  • Is there a logical narrative arc?

• Length balance:

  • Are sections roughly balanced in length?
  • Any sections too short (< 2 paragraphs) or too long (> 10 pages)?

B. Content Quality Review

Check for:

• Clarity:

  • Are main arguments clear and well-supported?
  • Is technical terminology properly introduced?
  • Are acronyms defined (using \gls{})?

• Completeness:

  • Are there obvious gaps or missing content?
  • Do figures/tables have proper captions and labels?
  • Are all claims properly cited?

• Academic style:

  • Appropriate tone for PhD thesis?
  • Avoiding informal language?
  • Using active vs passive voice appropriately?

• Paragraph structure:

  • Paragraphs have topic sentences?
  • Paragraphs not too long (> 10 lines)?
  • Ideas grouped logically?

C. LaTeX Quality Review

Check for:

• Citations:

  • Using \citep{} and \citet{} correctly?
  • All citations have corresponding bib entries?
  • Proper citation placement (before period)?

• References:

  • Figures/tables referenced with \autoref{} or \ref{}?
  • Labels follow conventions (fig:, tab:, eq:, sec:)?
  • No hardcoded "Figure 3" or "Section 2.1"?

• Math formatting:

  • Inline math uses \( \) or $...$?
  • Display math uses equation environments?
  • Variables properly italicized?

• Lists and enumerations:

  • Using proper LaTeX environments (itemize, enumerate)?
  • Avoiding inline lists like (1), (2), (3)?

• Numbers and units:

  • Using \num{} for large numbers?
  • Using \SI{value}{unit} for quantities with units?

• Tables:

  • Using booktabs style (\toprule, \midrule, \bottomrule)?
  • Tables have captions and labels?
  • Alignment appropriate for content?

• Figures:

  • All figures have captions?
  • All figures are referenced in text?
  • Figure placement appropriate?

D. Specific Issues to Flag

Look for:

• TODO/FIXME comments
• Commented-out sections (may indicate unfinished work)
• Overfull/underfull hbox warnings (line breaks)
• Missing citations (\cite{??} or [?])
• Undefined references (\ref{??})
• Duplicate labels
• Very long lines (> 100 chars)
• Inconsistent spacing

4. Generate Review Report:

Present findings in this format:

=== Chapter Review: [Chapter Name] ===

📊 Overview:
- Word count: ~X,XXX words
- Sections: X
- Figures: X
- Tables: X
- Citations: X

✅ Strengths:
- [List 2-3 strong points]

⚠️  Structure Issues:
- [List issues with severity: High/Medium/Low]

⚠️  Content Issues:
- [List issues with severity]

⚠️  LaTeX Issues:
- [List issues with severity]

💡 Recommendations:
1. [Prioritized recommendations]
2. [...]

📝 Quick Fixes (can do now):
- [Simple fixes that can be done immediately]

📚 Major Work (needs planning):
- [Larger changes that need more thought]

5. Offer actionable next steps:
   • Prioritize issues by impact
   • Suggest which issues to tackle first
   • Offer to help fix specific issues if requested

Important Context:

From CLAUDE.md, remember:

• Thesis is about synthetic data generation for clinical NLP
• Key themes: privacy-utility trade-offs, facsimile documents, honest limitations
• Current status: ~180 pages, most chapters complete
• Priority: mini-TOC intros, formatting, transitions

Review Standards:

High Priority Issues:

• Broken references or citations
• Missing required sections
• Major structural problems
• Incorrect LaTeX that affects compilation

Medium Priority Issues:

• Missing transitions
• Unbalanced sections
• Suboptimal LaTeX usage (not using \autoref, etc.)
• Missing figure/table references

Low Priority Issues:

• Minor formatting inconsistencies
• Optional improvements
• Style suggestions

Never:

• Don't rewrite entire sections without permission
• Don't judge research content (you're reviewing structure/presentation)
• Don't suggest removing content without strong justification
• Don't make major structural changes without discussion

Output Format:

Be constructive and specific:

• Point to exact line numbers when possible
• Explain WHY something is an issue
• Suggest concrete fixes
• Balance criticism with recognition of good work