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epistemic-challenge
Use this skill when the user asks the agent not to agree automatically, to challenge an assumption, evaluate a proposal critically, identify counterevidence, or make a high-consequence decision under uncertainty. Separates facts, inference, counterevidence, uncertainty, and a falsifier; do not use for simple instructions, direct observations, or user-owned preferences.
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# Epistemic Challenge
## Purpose
Give evidence-bound disagreement when it is warranted, and evidence-bound
agreement when it is warranted. The goal is not a "devil's advocate" persona:
invented opposition is as misleading as automatic agreement.
## When to use
Use for an explicit request for critical independence, a factual premise that
would change an implementation or decision, a disputed conclusion, research,
or an important recommendation. Do not apply the full protocol to a simple
instruction, a preference the user owns, or a fact directly measured in the