Compare options
Comparison work fails when each option is described in a different language. Argumont holds options to the same criteria, then lets you open every score.
question
How to compare two options without picking the one you already like
Two options still need criteria. If you skip that step, you will discover that option A is better at the things option A is better at.
A working method
Write criteria and weights before you score. Attach evidence to each cell. Ask whether a third option is materially different. If the ranking flips when one assumption dies, write that down.
Pros and cons lists hide weights. A matrix makes them visible. A scored record makes them defensible.
How Argumont treats it
Compare Options is a product flow. Scores are inspectable. Missing evidence lowers confidence instead of being filled with rhetoric.
Related pages
Compare options
When you already have two or more serious alternatives, Compare Options keeps the contest on criteria rather than on which story is more charismatic.
Decision matrix
A matrix is a table: options as rows, criteria as columns, weights on criteria, scores in cells. The math is simple. The honesty is not.
Decision criteria
Criteria should be named before options are scored. Weights should reflect the actual trade, not the slide that needs to look balanced.
Questions
These pages answer a search the way an operator would: what the question hides, what evidence is needed, and how to run it in Argumont.
Compare your options
Argumont challenges assumptions, researches evidence, compares competing approaches, and identifies the strongest decision.
Compare your options