| name | thinkies-check-soundness |
| description | Test synthesis for contradictions |
Follow these steps:
1. Identify the synthesis
Target: $ARGUMENTS, else the synthesis or conclusion in the current context.
2. Map the load-bearing claims
Which assertions does the synthesis depend on? What would break if any proved false? Which claims support multiple parts of the conclusion?
3. Check for dropped inputs
Does each original perspective or piece of evidence appear? Was anything dismissed rather than integrated, or simplified to the point of distortion?
4. Test for internal contradictions
Does any part contradict another? Does the unified view require believing incompatible things? Does resolving one tension create new ones?
5. Challenge from multiple angles
What would a skeptic question? What would someone in each original position object to? Where would a domain expert find gaps?
6. Verify structural integrity
Does removing one piece cause collapse? Does it depend on unvalidated assumptions? Does the organizing principle actually unify what it claims to?
7. Identify brittleness
What new evidence would invalidate it? Which assumptions are least tested? Where is it strongest versus most vulnerable?
8. Render verdict
State whether the synthesis passes or fails the coherence test, with specific reasons and any caveats.