identify-dominant-frame

Purpose

Identify the framing or governing variable constraining the current problem representation.

Input contract

required: [problem_statement, current_representation]
optional: [stakeholder_views, governing_variables, historical_frames]
constraints: [frame claims must be evidenced by repeated language, choices, or exclusions]

Procedure

1. Extract repeated goals, metaphors, variables, and excluded alternatives.
2. Compare stakeholder or historical formulations for frame convergence.
3. Name the dominant frame and the assumptions it makes salient or invisible.

Output contract

produces: [dominant_frame, frame_evidence, hidden_assumptions, escape_targets]
delta_fields: [findings, assumption_updates, uncertainties, decisions]

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