Coaching practices for The Case Feels Solid Because I've Got Several Decent Reasons Stacked Up but I Keep Ignoring That the Whole Thing Actually Hinges on One Shaky Step I've Never Checked and a Pile of Okay Points Can't Cover for That

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• The case feels solid because I’ve got several decent reasons stacked up, but I keep ignoring that the whole thing actually hinges on one shaky step I’ve never checked
• My conclusion feels airtight and yet something nags at me, and I think it’s that the whole thing only holds if a couple of unspoken things are true
• I’ve got two stories about why this happened and I keep flip-flopping
• On paper my reasoning checks out, but the conclusion still feels shaky and I can’t locate why
• My plan feels solid until I notice it quietly depends on a whole stack of things just going my way

Practices that may help

1. Rate the strength of each logical link
   Assign a confidence to each "supports" or "rebuts" link, not just to the conclusion.
   Argument Mapping
2. Surface and test underlying assumptions
   Identify the implicit assumptions that your reasoning depends on and test whether they hold.
   Socratic Questioning
3. Count the assumptions each explanation requires
   When two explanations fit the facts, count how many unverified assumptions each one rests on.
   Occam’s Razor: Prefer the Simpler Explanation
4. Surface the hidden premises
   Find the unstated assumptions that the argument needs to work.
   Argument Mapping
5. Name the assumptions that must hold for the plan to work
   Every plan rests on assumptions — list them and ask how likely each one is.
   Margin of Safety
6. Examine the evidence for and against
   Systematically list what supports your interpretation and what doesn’t — like a fair-minded lawyer, not a prosecutor.
   Check the Facts, Made Practical
7. Add the strongest objection to every major supporting reason
   For each supporting reason, find the best counter and put it on the map.
   Argument Mapping
8. Ask what alternative perspectives would say
   Deliberately steelman the strongest objection to your current position before treating it as settled.
   Socratic Questioning
9. Apply the same evidence standard regardless of whether you like the conclusion
   Grade the evidence before you know which conclusion it supports.
   Motivated Reasoning
10. Use Socratic questioning to test each belief
    Interrogate every claim with “how do I know this is true?” until only bedrock remains.
    First-Principles Thinking, Made Usable

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