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Understand the strongest opposing view
Examine the other person’s best argument before a difficult conversation.
The disagreement, who is involved and your position.
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You’ll need: The disagreement, who is involved and your position.
Paste into an AI conversation after adding your own context.
I'm about to [push back / negotiate / disagree] with [who] about [what]. Here's my side: [your side].
Argue their side at full strength. The best version of their case, not the easy one. Then tell me — what are they right about?
What happens nextThe response presents their strongest case and where it may be right.
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Before the hard conversation, make AI argue the other side at full strength.
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I'm about to [push back / negotiate / disagree] with [who] about [what]. Here's my side: [your side].
Argue their side at full strength. The best version of their case, not the easy one. Then tell me — what are they right about?
Replace anything in [brackets] with your real thing. The prompt is deliberately short — resist the urge to pad it.
When to use it.
Before any negotiation, disagreement, or email you're dreading.
Why it works
You already know your side — that's the problem. Hearing the best version of theirs, before they say it, means nothing in the room surprises you. And opening with what they're right about changes the whole temperature of the conversation.
The method, step by step.
- Bring the real conflict
Tell the AI who you're about to push back on, about what, and your honest side of it. - Demand the strong version
Ask it to argue their side at full strength — the best version of their case, not the easy one — and to name what they are right about. - Open with what they got right
Walk into the conversation leading with the thing they are right about. The rest of the conversation changes.
How I actually use it.
I ran it before pushing back on a client. They were right about one thing — I opened with that, and the entire conversation changed.
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The same method, pointed at real situations.
For a salary negotiation
I'm about to negotiate my compensation with [manager/company] — I'm asking for [the ask]. Here's my side: [your case].
Argue their side at full strength. The best version of their case, not the easy one. Then tell me — what are they right about?
For a landlord or vendor dispute
I'm about to push back on [landlord/vendor] about [the issue]. Here's my side: [your side].
Argue their side at full strength. The best version of their case, not the easy one. Then tell me — what are they right about?
For a partner or co-founder disagreement
I'm about to disagree with [partner] about [the decision]. Here's my side: [your side].
Argue their side at full strength. The best version of their case, not the easy one. Then tell me — what are they right about?
Keep exploring the vault.
- Legacy №005 The Anti-Regret Read: The heated message your thumb is hovering over — read it as the person receiving it first.
- Legacy №008 The Tenth Man: If nine agree, the tenth must argue the other side. Nobody wants that job — AI will take it.
- Legacy №001 The Fusion Method: Two AIs argue your decision, round after round, until only the strongest case survives.
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