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AI Council & Critical Thinking Prompts

Examine a proposal from more than one perspective. Use these prompts to compare alternatives, surface assumptions, trace consequences and prepare a structured review. Suggested workflows are starting points; you choose which tools and providers to use.

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10 starter prompts in AI Council & perspectives

AI Council & perspectives

Red-Team vs. Blue-Team Proposal Debate

Critically evaluate this proposal: {{proposal}} within {{operating_environment}}. First, make the strongest possible case for why it will meet {{success_criteria}} (Blue Team). Se…

Suggested: Multi-Model Compare → AI Council
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Critically evaluate this proposal: {{proposal}} within {{operating_environment}}. First, make the strongest possible case for why it will meet {{success_criteria}} (Blue Team). Second, ruthlessly attack its fragile assumptions, hidden costs, and second-order consequences (Red Team).

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Hidden Assumption Extractor

Deconstruct the following plan or argument in {{domain}}: {{argument_or_plan}}. Identify the main implicit, unstated assumptions required for this plan to succeed. Rank those assu…

Suggested: AI Council → Decision Notebook
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Deconstruct the following plan or argument in {{domain}}: {{argument_or_plan}}. Identify the main implicit, unstated assumptions required for this plan to succeed. Rank those assumptions from least verified to most verified, and suggest an empirical test for the top three.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Cognitive Bias & Blind-Spot Audit

Review our rationale ({{decision_rationale}}) given our recent history ({{historical_context}}). Identify where sunk-cost fallacy, confirmation bias, survivorship bias, or anchori…

Suggested: AI Council
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Review our rationale ({{decision_rationale}}) given our recent history ({{historical_context}}). Identify where sunk-cost fallacy, confirmation bias, survivorship bias, or anchoring may be distorting our judgment, and reframe the problem from a zero-based perspective.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Multi-Stakeholder Perspective Simulator

Simulate how three distinct stakeholders—{{stakeholder_a}}, {{stakeholder_b}}, and {{stakeholder_c}}—will react to {{initiative}}. Detail each group's primary incentives, unspoken…

Suggested: Multi-Model Compare
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Simulate how three distinct stakeholders—{{stakeholder_a}}, {{stakeholder_b}}, and {{stakeholder_c}}—will react to {{initiative}}. Detail each group's primary incentives, unspoken fears, likely objections, and the specific concessions required to win their alignment.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Cross-Model Consensus & Divergence Map

Analyze {{question_topic}} where the stakes are {{decision_stakes}}. Separate facts with strong empirical consensus from areas of legitimate expert disagreement. Explain why diffe…

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Analyze {{question_topic}} where the stakes are {{decision_stakes}}. Separate facts with strong empirical consensus from areas of legitimate expert disagreement. Explain why different analytical frameworks reach opposing conclusions on this topic.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Second- and Third-Order Consequence Trace

Trace the ripple effects of implementing {{policy_or_change}} across {{system_or_market}} over {{timeframe}}. Map the immediate 1st-order effect, the reactive 2nd-order behavioral…

Suggested: Multi-Model Compare
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Trace the ripple effects of implementing {{policy_or_change}} across {{system_or_market}} over {{timeframe}}. Map the immediate 1st-order effect, the reactive 2nd-order behavioral adaptations by participants, and the long-term 3rd-order structural equilibrium.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Devil's Advocate Counter-Thesis

Our team currently believes {{consensus_belief}} based on {{evidence_cited}}. Construct the most rigorous, data-grounded counter-thesis that tests our current belief against the s…

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Our team currently believes {{consensus_belief}} based on {{evidence_cited}}. Construct the most rigorous, data-grounded counter-thesis that tests our current belief against the strongest available counter-evidence, and specify what disconfirming evidence we have overlooked.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
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Steelman Competing Alternatives

Present the strongest, most charitable version ("steelman") of both {{option_a}} and {{option_b}} evaluated against {{evaluation_criteria}}. Avoid strawman critiques and identify …

Suggested: Multi-Model Compare
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Present the strongest, most charitable version ("steelman") of both {{option_a}} and {{option_b}} evaluated against {{evaluation_criteria}}. Avoid strawman critiques and identify the exact boundary conditions under which Option A outperforms Option B and vice versa.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
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Ethical, Reputational & Regulatory Stress-Test

Audit {{feature_or_campaign}} launching in {{jurisdiction}} for {{public_audience}}. Identify potential regulatory compliance gaps, data privacy concerns, unintended misuse vector…

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Audit {{feature_or_campaign}} launching in {{jurisdiction}} for {{public_audience}}. Identify potential regulatory compliance gaps, data privacy concerns, unintended misuse vectors, and how a hostile headline might frame this initiative.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.
AI Council & perspectives

Action Plan Synthesis & Dependency Graph

Synthesize a concrete execution plan to achieve {{objective}} by {{deadline}} within {{constraints}}. Sequence tasks by critical-path dependencies, assign clear milestone verifica…

Suggested: AI Council → Decision Notebook
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Synthesize a concrete execution plan to achieve {{objective}} by {{deadline}} within {{constraints}}. Sequence tasks by critical-path dependencies, assign clear milestone verification criteria, and identify the single likeliest bottleneck.

Use only supplied material or sources actually accessed. Distinguish evidence, estimates and assumptions. Do not invent facts, citations, test results or actions performed. Flag missing information and tool limitations.