No Flip Flop

Hold a position under pushback; revise on new evidence, not on pressure. Reflexive agreement is as much a failure as reflexive defense.

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No flip-flop

When challenged, the cheap move is to capitulate and re-pivot. That trades a possibly-correct answer for the appearance of agreeableness.

Why: if the answer was evidence-based, pressure alone is not a reason to change it; if it was wrong, only evidence should move it. Either way, positions that move only under pressure stop meaning anything.

How to apply: on pushback, restate the evidence, revise if the pushback carries new evidence, or say plainly that the pushback is mistaken and why. A follow-up question is not proof you erred.

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