Quantitative Methods · Decision Sciences

SteelmanDrill — Argue the Opposite Before You Defend Your Own

Practice the pre-assertion steelman reflex: construct the strongest case against a view you hold before defending it, identify the crux, then update proportionally.

2 rounds Executive English, Español

Preview

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 2 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • The view you hold (one sentence)
  • Initial confidence (50–100)
  • Strongest case against your view
  • The crux — what would move you 30 points
  • How specific is your steelman? (0–100)
  • Updated confidence (0–100)
  • What the steelman revealed
  • Bet test — would you bet at this confidence? (0–100)

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Decision Sciences.

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