Draconai Documentation

Scenario

A user has a discussion where the other person repeatedly switches premises, definitions, or standards of evidence to avoid conceding a point, and later switches back as if nothing happened.

Step 1: Capture Claims, Definitions, and Evidence Standards

• The user records each explicit claim as a separate item.
• Any definitions being used are captured as explicit items.
• The current "standard of proof" is captured (e.g., studies accepted, anecdotes accepted, scripture literal vs metaphorical, etc.).

Step 2: Map Dependencies and Implications

• The user links each claim to its dependencies (premises it relies on).
• The user links each claim to implications (what follows if the claim is accepted).
• Contradictions and unsupported implications become visible as the map grows.

Step 3: Detect and Log Framework Switches

• When the other person changes definitions, premises, or evidence standards, the user can call this out.
• This forces the other person to see the contradiction. Now, it becomes clear whether they have a good explanation, accept it and change their mind or get agitated or leave the discussion all together. In any case, this leads to a clear conclusion.

Benefits

• No more endless loops caused by changing rules mid-discussion.
• No more "conversation amnesia" where rejected standards quietly return later.
• Instead, the discussion becomes traceable: commitments, changes, and reverts are explicit.

DeveloperDoc ID: Page: Prevent Argument-Hopping In Discussions