yanqingcheng Real point — load-bearing hinge
Find the load-bearing hinge in their logic for a thing already on the map — if that flipped, the conclusion about that thing would.
Understand / crystallise — not Map inventory, not NNTD. For two separate things at an impasse → Real point — trust dance. Double crux may appear inside NNTD when two sides disagree on a claim.
When
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| Fog / can’t say it yet | Real point — focusing |
| This one thing’s reasons don’t decide; need the hinge | This |
| Two separate at impasse | Real point — trust dance |
| Map incomplete / placement unclear | Broaden / Make distinct |
| Still in words, not yet hinge | Stay with |
Do
- Stay on their words for that thing.
- What would have to be true to change the conclusion?
- Which unknown, if known, unlocks the rest?
- Mirror; let them correct; write the hinge on Coaching working map.
Don’t
- Invent binaries across unrelated things.
- Jump to NNTD because two reasons appeared — first Make distinct.
- Argue which answer is right.
Stop
Hinge named — or back to Getting to the real point.
Credit
Load-bearing belief / crux ideas — CFAR and rationality-community write-ups. Credit only. Distinct from double crux as a full disagreement protocol.