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Argument / Essay Critique
Pressure-test an argument for logic, evidence and the strongest objection.
You walk away with
A critique of the argument with the holes and the strongest counter named.
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🛡️ The Steelman🧱 The First-Principles Thinker😈 The Devil's Advocate🔬 The Data Skeptic🦉 The Philosopher
Recommended level: Standard — Proven pro models — the everyday default.
What the council debates
Critique this argument or essay for the strength of its reasoning. Attack it fairly but hard. THE ARGUMENT / ESSAY: [paste the text, or summarise the claim and the reasoning] THE GOAL: [persuade, inform, win a debate, pass an assessment] THE AUDIENCE: [who needs to be convinced] Debate: 1. The core claim — is it clear, and is it actually argued or just asserted. 2. The logic — any leaps, fallacies, or unsupported steps. 3. The evidence — is it real, relevant and sufficient, or cherry-picked. 4. The strongest objection a smart opponent would raise (steelman it). 5. Whether the argument addresses or dodges the hardest counter. 6. The rhetoric versus the substance — where it persuades without proving. FINAL SYNTHESIS: - The argument's genuine strengths. - A prioritised list of weaknesses with how to fix each. - The single strongest counter-argument it must answer to be convincing.