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1.3 KiB
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43 lines
1.3 KiB
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description: Break down to fundamentals and rebuild from base truths
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argument-hint: [problem or leave blank for current context]
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---
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<objective>
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Apply first principles thinking to $ARGUMENTS (or the current discussion if no arguments provided).
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Strip away assumptions, conventions, and analogies to identify fundamental truths, then rebuild understanding from scratch.
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</objective>
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<process>
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1. State the problem or belief being examined
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2. List all current assumptions (even "obvious" ones)
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3. Challenge each assumption: "Is this actually true? Why?"
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4. Identify base truths that cannot be reduced further
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5. Rebuild solution from only these fundamentals
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</process>
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<output_format>
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**Current Assumptions:**
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- Assumption 1: [challenged: true/false/partially]
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- Assumption 2: [challenged: true/false/partially]
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**Fundamental Truths:**
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- Truth 1: [why this is irreducible]
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- Truth 2: [why this is irreducible]
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**Rebuilt Understanding:**
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Starting from fundamentals, here's what we can conclude...
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**New Possibilities:**
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Without legacy assumptions, these options emerge...
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</output_format>
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<success_criteria>
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- Surfaces hidden assumptions
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- Distinguishes convention from necessity
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- Identifies irreducible base truths
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- Opens new solution paths not visible before
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- Avoids reasoning by analogy ("X worked for Y so...")
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</success_criteria>
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