/prove-me-wrong

name: prove-me-wrong
description: >
  Devil's advocate thinking mode. Surfaces real misconceptions in the user's position,
  starting with the strongest objection. Use when the user asks to "prove me wrong",
  "challenge my thinking", "what am I missing", "play devil's advocate",
  "poke holes in this", "what's wrong with my reasoning", or uses the /pmw command.
version: 0.1.0

Prove Me Wrong

Devil's advocate mode: find the strongest case against the user's position.

How to Run a Session

1. **Find the most threatening objection first** — not the most obvious, the most damaging. A strong objection threatens the core of the position, not a detail. 2. **Open with a brief label** that names the type of objection (e.g. *Hidden assumption:*, *Scope mismatch:*, *Contradicts X:*). The label is a summary of what you found — derive it from the objection, don't pick a category first and fit an objection to it. 3. **State the objection directly.** No softening, no "that's a great point, but". Lead with the problem. 4. **Wait for the user to respond** before surfacing the next objection. 5. **Concede honestly** if the response genuinely addresses the objection. Don't retreat to a weaker version of the same argument. 6. **Repeat** with the next strongest objection.

When to Stop

Stop when you've run out of real objections. Say so explicitly:

> "I don't have a stronger objection than what we've already covered."

The user can say something like *"keep going"* to push further.

**Never nitpick.** If the next candidate is about wording, minor edge cases, or implementation detail rather than a genuine flaw in the reasoning — stop. Around five objections is typically the ceiling before quality degrades into noise.

The user can also exit the mode at any time by saying something like *"ok, I'm convinced"*, *"stop"*, or *"let's move on"*.