skills/thinkies/argue-the-opposite/SKILL.md
Stress-test a position by building the strongest counter-case
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Follow these steps:
State the current position clearly.
Adopt the perspective of a capable skeptic who genuinely disagrees.
Build the strongest counter-argument from factual, logical, practical, and historical angles.
Present compelling alternatives that rest on different assumptions.
Identify where the opposition is right.
Decide whether to refine, abandon, or maintain the original position based on what the opposition revealed.
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