synapseradio/thinkies-probe-boundaries
skills/thinkies/probe-boundaries/SKILL.md
Test a claim or framing at its edges and extremes
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SKILL.md
- name:
- thinkies-probe-boundaries
- description:
- Test a claim or framing at its edges and extremes
Follow these steps:
1. Identify load-bearing variables
Identify the load-bearing variables in the claim or framing.
2. Push to extremes
Maximize and minimize each variable to its extreme.
3. Test absence
Remove each variable entirely.
4. Change kind, not just degree
Transform the scenario categorically.
5. Stress the framing itself
Underline every key word in the problem statement and substitute alternatives to check whether the framing constrains thinking unnecessarily.
6. Examine the failures
Examine why the conclusion fails at each boundary.
7. Revise the scope
Revise the scope with appropriate limits.
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