Ask for Alternative Viewpoints & Steel-Manning (AI Skill)

Overview

AI assistants have an inherent sycophancy bias - if a user poses a leading question (e.g., "Why is moving all infrastructure to serverless the best decision?"), the model will eagerly construct arguments supporting that premise, concealing massive trade-offs, operational risks, and hidden costs.

This skill equips users with the Perspective Triangulation & Steel-Manning Protocol: a systematic methodology to break confirmation bias and force the AI to present the strongest possible arguments for opposing philosophies.

The Perspective Triangulation Framework