chain-roleplay-debate-synthesis

# Chain Roleplay → Debate → Synthesis

## Workflow

Copy this checklist and track your progress:

```
Roleplay → Debate → Synthesis Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Frame the decision and identify roles
- [ ] Step 2: Roleplay each perspective authentically
- [ ] Step 3: Structured debate between viewpoints
- [ ] Step 4: Synthesize into coherent recommendation
- [ ] Step 5: Validate synthesis quality
```

**Step 1: Frame the decision and identify roles**

State the decision clearly as a question, identify 2-5 stakeholder perspectives or roles that have legitimate but competing interests, and clarify what a successful synthesis looks like. See [Decision Framing](#decision-framing) for guidance on choosing productive roles.

**Step 2: Roleplay each perspective authentically**

For each role, articulate their position, priorities, concerns, and evidence. Genuinely advocate for each viewpoint without strawmanning. See [Roleplay Guidelines](#roleplay-guidelines) for authentic advocacy techniques and use [resources/template.md](resources/template.md) for complete structure.

**Step 3: Structured debate between viewpoints**

Facilitate direct clash between perspectives on key points of disagreement. Surface tensions, challenge assumptions, test edge cases, and identify cruxes (what evidence would change each perspective's mind). See [Debate Structure](#debate-structure) for debate formats and facilitation techniques.

**Step 4: Synthesize into coherent recommendation**

Integrate insights from all perspectives into a unified decision that acknowledges tradeoffs, incorporates valid concerns from each viewpoint, and explains what's being prioritized and why. See [Synthesis Patterns](#synthesis-patterns) for integration approaches and [resources/template.md](resources/template.md) for synthesis framework. For complex multi-stakeholder decisions, see [resources/methodology.md](resources/methodology.md).

**Step 5: Validate synthesis quality**

Check synthesis against [resources/evaluato