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What would change this conclusion?
Deciding how firmly to hold a view you have formed.
What evidence would change this conclusion? Be specific about what I would have to find.
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Pressure-testing a conclusion. Counter-evidence, gaps, and the strongest objection, found before someone else finds it for you.
Related prompts
Find the counter-evidenceWhen the research so far has all pointed the same way and that makes you nervous.Steel-man the opposing viewBefore arguing against a position you already think is wrong.What is the strongest objection to my conclusion?Before you present a finding to people who will push back on it.Strongest objection to thisBefore you commit to a conclusion you already like.Who disagrees with this?Finding the other side before someone else finds it for you.What have I not looked for yet?The end of a research session, before you write anything up.
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