argument-crystallization

# Argument Crystallization **Purpose:** Rather than converging on a single answer, crystallize the strongest possible arguments for each position. Uses Argument Delphi (focus on argument quality over agreement) and Dialectical Delphi (thesis-antithesis-synthesis) to produce the most rigorous version of each stance. **When to use:** - Policy deliberation requiring clear pro/con articulation - Interdisciplinary disputes where each field has valid concerns - Pre-decision analysis where decision-makers need best arguments - Situations where the goal is argument quality, not agreement ## Budget | Parameter | Constraint | |-----------|-----------| | Rounds | 2–3 (refine arguments, not opinions) | | Perspectives | ≥4 independent | | Argument quality gate | Each argument must be steel-manned | ## State Ledger | Key | Type | Description | |-----|------|-------------| | question | string | The deliberation question | | perspectives | array | Contributing perspectives | | initial_arguments | array | First-round arguments | | critiques | array | Cross-perspective critiques | | refined_arguments | array | Steel-manned final arguments | | synthesis | object | Points of agreement and irreducible tensions | ## Available Tactics - **disagreement-mapping** — Identify argument clusters - **iterative-convergence-round** — Refine arguments across rounds ## Available SOPs - judgment-collection - cluster-analysis - argument-extraction - feedback-distribution - consensus-measurement - cons...