integrity-surface-assumptions

What problem does it solve?

Unstated beliefs, background knowledge, or value judgments can undermine arguments, leading to misunderstandings and disagreements based on unacknowledged premises. This Skill helps make these hidden premises visible.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Logical Dependency Exposure: Traces claims to find what must be true for them to hold, revealing unstated premises.
• Background Knowledge Clarification: Identifies and explains specialized terminology or prior knowledge assumptions.
• Value Judgment Explicitation: Surfaces claims about what matters as explicit value statements, not objective facts.
• Definitional Clarity: Identifies key terms that could be understood multiple ways and defines their specific usage.
• Use Case: When writing a technical recommendation, use this Skill to explicitly state your assumptions about user values or system priorities, enabling readers to evaluate your reasoning independently and engage with the actual values at stake.

Quick Start

Surface the hidden assumptions in this proposal for a new system architecture.