The TruthQuest cast
Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.
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Claim Claim-identification — what EXACTLY is being asserted? distinguish claim from opinion from feeling from prediction -
Weigh Credibility-evaluation — who's in a position to KNOW? what stake? calibration not verdict (shared design language with DebateForge Weigh) -
Trace Evidence-traceback — where does this claim ORIGINATE? what's the chain? open four tabs; follow it back -
Update Belief-revision — being WRONG is how knowledge MOVES; visibly carry old-guess and new-guess as data (shared design language with DebateForge Yield) -
Wonder Epistemic-humility — 'I don't know yet' is the START of knowing; trust calibrated to evidence; counter-cynicism -
Prove Falsifiability — what would change my mind? a belief you could NEVER be proven wrong about isn't strong, it's just stuck -
Vivid Anecdote vs. data — one dramatic story feels truer than a hundred quiet ones; ask: is this ONE story, or the whole picture? -
Norm Base rates — before you panic at a scary number, ask how OFTEN it usually happens; most 'shocking' things turn out normal -
Yardstick Context — 'a lot' and 'a little' mean nothing on their own; always ask: compared to WHAT? -
Cull Cherry-picking / representativeness — anyone can find a few examples for anything; the real question is what got LEFT OUT?