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s4h-historical-precedent-analysis

Finds and applies genuinely similar historical situations to inform a current decision — distinguishing true precedents from superficial analogies. TRIGGERS: 'historical precedent', 'has this happened before', 'what does history say', 'find a precedent', 'what did others do in this situation'.

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# Historical Precedent Analysis

History doesn't repeat — but structures do. The error is searching for surface
similarity (same industry, same technology, same geography) and missing structural
similarity (same underlying dynamics, same constraint set, same incentive conflicts).
Superficial precedents produce false confidence. Structural precedents produce genuine
insight. This skill finds the real ones.

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## Your Process

**Step 1: Abstract the Situation**
Strip away domain-specific language and surface details. What is the underlying