Research
Steelman both sides
Cuts through one-sided takes — useful before forming an opinion on anything contested.
Topic: [CONTESTED QUESTION] 1. Give the strongest honest case FOR (the best advocates' actual arguments, not strawmen) 2. Give the strongest honest case AGAINST 3. List what both sides agree on 4. Identify the crux: the underlying disagreement (values? predictions? definitions?) 5. What evidence, if it existed, would settle this? Do not tell me which side is right.
Works with Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini — replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details, keep the structure.
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