excavate-assumptions

Follow these steps:

1. List every assumption

Identify every assumption embedded in the current framing.

2. Dig at each level

• Semantic: what must be true for this to be meaningful
• Pragmatic: what must be true for this to be worth saying
• Logical: what must hold for the reasoning to work
• Framework: what worldview this assumes

3. Rate importance and certainty

Rate each on importance (how much the conclusion depends on it) and certainty (how well-supported it is).

4. Focus the attention