strategy
Steal-this-structure: critical thinking outline
When you have to make an argument, this structure forces you to consider the other side first.
Help me build a critical thinking outline on the question below. Use this exact structure: 1. **The question (as sharply as possible)** — restate in one sentence with no hedging 2. **The strongest version of the OPPOSING view** — present it as if you believed it; 3-4 sentences 3. **The strongest version of MY view** — same; 3-4 sentences 4. **What evidence would change my mind** — be specific; what data or experience would make me concede? 5. **What evidence would change the opposing side's mind** 6. **The honest answer right now** — given the above, what do I actually believe, and how strongly? Don't skip step 2. If you can't state the opposing view in language that would make a reasonable person on that side nod, redo it. The question: [YOUR QUESTION]