Follow these steps:

1. Identify the opposing positions

Target: $ARGUMENTS, else the thesis and antithesis in the current context.

2. State the thesis clearly

Its core arguments, what it explains well, its strengths and appeal.

3. Develop the antithesis

Present it as a genuine alternative, not mere negation: its own arguments, what it explains well, what it reveals that the thesis missed.

4. Examine the conflict

Where exactly do they contradict? What does each get right or miss? Are they answering different questions or operating on different assumptions?

5. Identify the deeper truth

What higher-level understanding resolves the contradiction? Is it a false dichotomy? Are both partially right in different contexts? What does the conflict itself reveal?

6. Construct the synthesis

Build a new position that incorporates insights from both, transcends the either/or framing, and explains what neither alone could.

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