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Steelman the Opposing View Before You Commit
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My position: {{YOUR_POSITION}}
The evidence behind it: {{YOUR_EVIDENCE}}
Who disagrees and what they have said so far: {{OPPOSING_VIEWS}}
Do this in order:
1. State the strongest version of the opposing case in the voice of the person who holds it, in 150 words or fewer. Do not caricature it, and do not use arguments they have not made unless you label them [MY ADDITION].
2. List the three facts or developments that would show my position is wrong, and what I could check to see whether any of them is already true.
3. Point out any place my own evidence is weaker than I make it sound, such as one source, small samples, or hopes presented as facts.
4. Suggest a middle path only if one genuinely exists, and say what it costs. If not, say there is none.
5. Write the two questions I should put to the opposing side, and the two I should expect from them.
Keep the tone factual. Finish with one sentence: would you change your recommendation, based only on what I told you?
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“Steelman the Opposing View Before You Commit” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Reasoning & Problem-Solving category, 207 words long, added to The Prompt Index on November 11, 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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{{YOUR_POSITION}}, {{YOUR_EVIDENCE}}, {{OPPOSING_VIEWS}}.
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Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
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