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Select any box to read its explanation, see its sources and follow the arguments it supports or attacks. Drag to pan; pinch, Ctrl + scroll or the buttons in the corner zoom.
Node types
- Claim— What a side asserts.
- Mechanism— How the claimed effect happens.
- Evidence— Material that supports a step; linked to sources.
- Assumption— What must be true for the reasoning to work.
- Counterevidence— Material that challenges a step. Dashed outline.
- Rebuttal— A response to an attack.
- Impact— The consequence that follows.
- Value— Why the consequence matters.
- Weighing— How competing impacts are compared.
Relationships
- supports— Makes the target more likely or more important.
- challenges— Weakens or attacks the target.
- depends on— Only works if the target is true.
- qualifies— Limits the scope or strength of the target.
- leads to— Causes or produces the target.
- justifies— Explains why the target matters morally.
- conflicts with— The two cannot both be fully honoured.
Lines labelled “(across sides)” connect a Proposition element to an Opposition element: these are the points where the two cases directly clash.