Thesis and dissertation defense
Sit the defense before you sit the defense.
MockCommittee audits a thesis or dissertation chapter the way a committee does, then grills you with one hard question at a time. It critiques and quizzes. It never writes or rewrites thesis text for submission.
Committee audit
Paste a chapter or upload a PDF or DOCX. Set the field and the degree. The demo reads a short excerpt. A $19 Defense Pass reads a full chapter and scores 8 oral answers.
0 characters. Demo limit 4,000. Pass limit 80,000 characters / 60 pages.
MockCommittee will not draft, rewrite, or polish thesis or dissertation prose for you to submit. A stronger answer is a spoken reply you can study aloud. Putting it into the document is academic misconduct.
1. Upload the chapter
PDF, DOCX, or paste. Tell it the field and whether this is a master's or a PhD.
2. Read the audit
Readiness score, weak arguments, method gaps, unsupported claims, literature holes, and the questions a committee would ask.
3. Answer one question
Type the reply you would say. Get a score, what you missed, and a spoken model answer. Not a rewrite.
Free demo, then a Defense Pass
The demo audits the sample chapter or any excerpt under 4,000 characters, with a local committee so you can see the shape of the report. A pass is a one-time purchase on the same Stripe account Dialectic uses, with its own price and webhook.
- One full audit, up to 60 pages or 80,000 characters.
- 8 scored mock-defense rounds on that audit.
- Draft text is not stored. The account keeps the purchase and the counters.
Questions students actually ask
Will MockCommittee write or rewrite my thesis?
No. MockCommittee audits arguments and runs a mock oral defense. It never drafts, rewrites, or polishes thesis text for submission. The model answer after each question is a spoken reply to study aloud, not a paragraph to paste into the document.
What do I get on the free demo?
A short committee-style audit of the built-in sample excerpt, or of a paste under the demo character limit. The demo uses a local committee model so you can see the readiness score and the kinds of questions you will face. A Defense Pass runs the same audit on a full chapter with a live model and unlocks scored defense rounds.
What is included in a Defense Pass?
One committee audit of a draft within the page and character caps, plus a fixed number of mock-defense rounds on that audit. Each round is one hard question, your written answer, a score, feedback, and a stronger spoken answer. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Do you store my dissertation?
No. The draft is sent with the audit request so the model can read it, and it is not written to the database. The account stores your email, the purchase, and usage counters. Do not include material you are not allowed to upload.
Does this work for a master's thesis and a PhD defense?
Yes. You set the degree level and the field. A master's defense is usually narrower and more about showing you can carry out a study. A PhD defense is expected to defend originality, method, and the limits of the contribution. The questions follow that difference.
What is a viva, and is this only for US defenses?
A viva voce is the oral examination used in the UK and many other systems. The room is different, the job is the same: defend the claims, the method, and the limits. The guides cover both a US-style defense and a viva.
Guides
All guides- Common thesis defense questionsThe questions almost every committee asks, and what a direct answer has to cover.
- Dissertation defense questions by fieldHow committees in different disciplines pressure a dissertation, and the questions that travel across fields.
- How to prepare for a vivaA practical preparation sequence for a viva voce, from re-reading the thesis to handling a correction list.
- How to answer methodology questionsA structure for oral answers about design, sample, measures, and the choices you did not make.