aop-assume-opposite

name	aop - Assume Opposite
description	Take whatever the input claims or assumes, and force the exact opposite. Trace what world that implies, what evidence would support it, and what you learn from the inversion.
output	{"format":"prose"}

Assume Opposite

Input: $ARGUMENTS

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Core Move

Whatever the input states or implies, assume the exact opposite is true. Not a straw man — the strongest version of the opposite position. Then trace what follows.

This is the most general-purpose assumption inversion. Use it when you want to stress-test any belief.

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Procedure

Step 1: Identify the Claim

Extract the core claim, belief, or assumption from the input.

Step 2: Construct the Opposite

State the opposite precisely. Not a caricature — the strongest, most defensible version of the opposite.

ORIGINAL: [claim]
OPPOSITE: [negation, stated charitably]

Step 3: Trace the Opposite World

If the opposite is true:

1. What evidence supports it? — What real observations are consistent with the opposite?
2. What explains the original belief? — If the opposite is true, why did anyone believe the original?
3. What changes? — What decisions, strategies, or plans would be different?
4. What becomes possible? — What opens up in the opposite world?
5. What becomes impossible? — What closes?
6. Who benefits? — Who gains if the opposite is true? Who loses?

Step 4: Compare Worlds

                    ORIGINAL WORLD          OPPOSITE WORLD
Evidence for:       [list]                  [list]
Explains:           [what it accounts for]  [what it accounts for]
Predicts:           [predictions]           [predictions]
Fails to explain:   [gaps]                  [gaps]

Step 5: Synthesize

ORIGINAL: [claim]
OPPOSITE: [negation]
STRONGER POSITION: [which has better evidence/explanatory power]
SURPRISE: [what you learned from the inversion you wouldn't have seen otherwise]
CRUX: [what single fact would decisively settle this]

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When to Use

• Default assumption-testing tool
• Want a quick inversion of any belief
• Suspect you're stuck in one frame

Integration

• More focused alternatives: /ase+/asdne, /aitp+/ati, /asucc+/afail
• For deeper bilateral analysis: /araw
• For adversarial challenge: /advr