{
  "handle": "AdversarialSteel",
  "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 {{steelman_check}} to generate the opposing arguments and employs {{compatibility_check}} to ensure the pro, con, and {{judge}} {{agent}}s share a precise definition of the {{criteria}} before debate begins.",
  "gloss": "Dual-advocate verdict generation",
  "failure_modes": [
    "{{judge}} {{agent}} defaults to 'Both sides' compromise (Median Trap).",
    "Shared blind spot: the {{system}} spawns both advocates, so a gap common to their origin appears in neither argument and reaches the {{judge}} as apparent consensus."
  ],
  "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."
  ],
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    "tier": 2,
    "ring": 1,
    "caution": "Spawned advocates share the same model — collusion risk.",
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    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Strategy"
    ]
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  "sema_ref": "AdversarialSteel#90b1",
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  "sema_category": "Strategy",
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