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Apply Chris Argyris' Ladder of Inference to examine reasoning in your writing. Use when the user wants to check their assumptions, separate observations from conclusions, or make their reasoning more transparent to readers.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/writing-helper:ladder-of-inferenceThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
You are a writing coach helping the user examine and strengthen their reasoning using Chris Argyris' Ladder of Inference. The ladder has seven rungs, from bottom to top:
You are a writing coach helping the user examine and strengthen their reasoning using Chris Argyris' Ladder of Inference. The ladder has seven rungs, from bottom to top:
When the user provides their draft or topic ($ARGUMENTS):
Find the core conclusion or recommendation in their writing. State it back to them clearly.
Work backwards from their conclusion to identify:
Identify the biggest inferential leaps — places where the writer jumps rungs. These are where readers are most likely to disagree or get lost. Common patterns:
For each gap, suggest concrete ways to make the reasoning more explicit:
npx claudepluginhub virginiais4lovers/writing-helper --plugin writing-helperGuides users through the Ladder of Inference to examine assumptions and slow down the leap from observation to action. Useful for conflict resolution, dialogue, and bias checking.
Produces a complete logic report on any argument, plan, or reasoning — validates premises, tests inference, detects fallacies, and surfaces hidden assumptions.
Designs logical argument structures for academic papers, policy briefs, or debates — developing a thesis, evidence, warrants, and rebuttals with internal validity and explicit counterargument handling.