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Controversial Take Developer
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Topic: {{EPISODE_TOPIC}}
My honest view, however rough: {{MY_VIEW}}
Who might disagree with me: {{OPPOSING_VIEWS}}
1. State my position as one clear sentence, then sharpen it (without making it more extreme than I believe).
2. Give the strongest version of the opposing case, written so someone who holds it would say "yes, that's what I think".
3. List the three best arguments for my side and the evidence I would need to check for each, labelled [EVIDENCE TO FIND]; supply none yourself.
4. Identify where my view could be wrong or overstated.
5. Suggest how to structure the episode so the listener hears both sides fairly, and a closing line that stays honest about what is unresolved.
Do not attribute positions to real named people or organisations, and do not invent studies, numbers or quotations.
Output format: five numbered sections matching the steps, each under 120 words, ending with a one-paragraph episode structure.
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“Controversial Take Developer” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Reasoning & Problem-Solving category, 172 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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