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Op-Ed / Opinion Piece Draft

Opinion piece for industry publication or LinkedIn long-form. Take a side, defend it, end strong.

Step 1

Get the skill

Pick one. Copy to paste straight away, or download op-ed-draft.md to keep.

Step 2

Paste it into your AI

Pitch via media-pitch-email skill. Editors want a take, not a recap. Headlines first.

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Draft an op-ed.

The take (1 sentence, must be specific): {{TAKE}}
Why it matters now: {{WHY_NOW}}
Audience: {{AUDIENCE}}
Publication / channel: {{PUB}}
Your credibility on this: {{CRED}}
3 receipts / proof you can cite: {{PROOF}}

Structure (under 900 words):
- Opening (a vivid moment or stat, no abstract setup)
- The take, stated cleanly (1 paragraph)
- Steel-man the opposition (the strongest version of the counter-argument)
- Why the counter is wrong (your evidence)
- Why this matters beyond the issue (the stakes)
- What should change (the call to action)
- Sign-off (one sharp closing line)

Voice: confident, evidence-backed, no hedging.

Works with: Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini · Any model

By Rishi Jain