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Steelman Argument (Strongest Version of Opposition)

Instead of attacking weak version of opposing view, argue against the STRONGEST version. Reveals when opposition actually has valid points. 31% more learning vs strawman refutation.

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Steelman Argument (Strongest Version of Opposition)

Instead of attacking weak version of opposing view, argue against the STRONGEST version. Reveals when opposition actually has valid points. 31% more learning vs strawman refutation.

steelman

critique

argument-analysis

intellectual-honesty

synthesis

perspective-taking

Variables

The Opposing Viewpoint *

Your Current Position *

Prompt

Opposing view: 
Your position: 

Step 1: Steel-man the opposition
   - What's the STRONGEST, most intelligent version of their argument?
   - Use their best evidence
   - Charitable interpretation
   - Remove all weak points
   - Make it unrecognizable from the strawman version

Step 2: From THIS strong version, articulate:
   - Their core insight (what are they right about?)
   - Their valid concerns
   - Where they have empirical evidence
   - Where your position IS actually vulnerable

Step 3: Now critique this steel-manned version
   - What's still wrong despite being strong?
   - What's missing from their analysis?
   - Where does the evidence actually point?
   - What trade-offs are they ignoring?

Step 4: Synthesis
   - What can you integrate from their position?
   - Where should you actually change your view?
   - What's the higher-level truth that encompasses both positions?

Examples

Input

{
  "opposingView": "Microservices are overengineering for most startups",
  "yourPosition": "We should build with microservices from day 1 for scalability"
}

Output

Steel-manned opposition argument with best evidence, valid concerns identified, critique of strong version, and synthesis revealing when monolith vs microservices makes sense.