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AdversarialSteel
Dual-advocate verdict generation
Definition
Mechanism
The Meta-process for adversarial verification. Instead of a single judgment, the System spawns a 'green advocate' (who constructs the strongest case FOR the idea) and a 'red advocate' (who constructs the strongest case AGAINST). A third Judge Agent renders the verdict only after reviewing both steelmanned arguments. It orchestrates SteelmanCheck to generate the opposing arguments and employs CompatibilityCheck to ensure the pro, con, and Judge Agents share a precise definition of the Criteria before debate begins.
Invariants
- Dual Representation: Verdict cannot be rendered without Pro + Con arguments
- Targeted opposition: the red argument must identify the specific claim of the proposal it contradicts. An objection that cites no claim is a strawman and does not satisfy the con requirement.
Risks
Failure modes
Caution
Spawned advocates share the same model — collusion risk.
Relationships
Builds on
Composes with
Qualify the opposition, then release only if the conclusion remains robust
Used by
References
Building a structured conceptual framework
Adversarial stress testing