Challenge & Appeal
The initial challenger questions the proposal during analysis. Appeal is different. Appeal independently assumes the verdict itself may be wrong.
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Someone has to try to make the plan fail
A red team that reports to the author of the plan is a focus group. The job is to find the load-bearing claim and attack it.
What it means
Independent opposition with a duty to falsify, not to improve the wording of the original memo.
How Argumont uses this
The Challenger works during analysis. Appeal independently assumes the verdict may be wrong. Neither is a group chat.
Related pages
Adversarial reasoning
Adversarial reasoning is not being difficult in a meeting. It is assigning someone, or a model, the job of breaking the story so you do not ship a hole.
Pre-mortem
A pre-mortem asks the team to imagine it is a year later and the project is a disaster, then to write that history before you commit.
Challenge my idea
Challenge My Idea is for when you already have a preferred plan and need it tested. Argumont does not exist to decorate that plan with supportive language.
Learn
These articles explain methods Argumont uses in the product. They are a standing library on scoring, confidence, evidence, and related methods.
Assign the opposition
Argumont challenges assumptions, researches evidence, compares competing approaches, and produces an inspectable verdict. You keep the final decision.
Assign the opposition