Course 06 / 4 working modules
Find a Defensible Point of View
Develop a position that is distinctive because it is precise, reasoned, and bounded—not simply louder than the consensus.
Start module 1The question you will answer
How do I find a point of view that is genuinely mine and strong enough to defend?
The thing you will leave with
Your point-of-view statement and stress test
A concise position supported by a distinction, mechanism, evidence, stakes, counterargument, and conditions of use.
Course outline
Four modules. One working draft.
Follow the sequence or open any module. Nothing is locked behind a completion score.
- 01Module 1 / 3 method steps + workpadInterrogate the default framingFind the assumption hidden inside familiar advice. Ask what the advice groups together, leaves unnamed, or treats as universally desirable.Open
- 02Module 2 / 3 method steps + workpadMake a useful distinctionA good distinction separates situations that require different decisions. It should clarify action, not merely create new terminology.Open
- 03Module 3 / 3 method steps + workpadWrite the claim with mechanism and stakesState what happens, why it happens, and why the difference matters. This structure prevents the point of view from becoming a slogan.Open
- 04Module 4 / 3 method steps + workpadSteelman and bound the positionA defensible argument can represent the strongest objection fairly and state the conditions under which the conventional view remains right.Open