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Stage 2 of 3 · With AI

The Prism

Perspectives

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When to use itWhen a topic feels too familiar, polarised or dominated by a single viewpoint.
Entry conditionThe student has identified and stated their own viewpoint.

Formulation action

Ask for a second list in a new conversation, then compare both lists. A recurring viewpoint may be more stable in the model’s responses, but that does not prove its validity or importance.

With AI · Request

Follow the protocol without transferring the decision.

Each stage distinguishes what may be requested from AI from what must remain the student’s own decision.

  1. Survey

    Ask for viewpoints furthest from the student’s own, not the closest.

    “My position is: [paste your position]. Give me three serious viewpoints on this question that are furthest from mine.”

  2. Immersion

    Choose one viewpoint and ask AI to defend it from within, using its strongest case.

    “Present this viewpoint from within: [paste it]. Give its strongest arguments as its most intelligent defender would. Do not caricature it.”

  3. Change of view

    Identify the strongest argument that viewpoint makes against the student’s position.

    “My position is: [paste it]. What is the strongest argument this other viewpoint makes against it?”

  4. A viewpoint to examine

    Examine what this viewpoint requires the student to see differently.

    “From this viewpoint: [paste it], what questions does it raise about my position? Do not conclude for me.”

Drift to watch

AI caricatures viewpoints. Require “the strongest possible defender of each position”.

Success indicator

The student can explain an opposing viewpoint without reducing it.

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