title: "Challenge — "What do we NOT expect?"" source: ".tfw/templates/research/4_challenge.md"
Challenge — "What do we NOT expect?"¶
Mindset: Critic. You built the configurations. Now attack them. Every survivor needs evidence. Every elimination needs a reason. Test: "Would my surviving configurations hold if a different researcher attacked them?" Parent:
HL-{PREFIX}-{N}Goal: {from HL §1 Vision — one sentence}
Consistency Check¶
Take each pair of dimensions from Gather and ask: "Can Alternative X coexist with Alternative Y?"
Incompatible pairs:
| Dimension A | Alternative | Dimension B | Alternative | Why incompatible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {D1} | {Alt} | {D2} | {Alt} | {reason} |
Surviving configurations (from Extract's Configuration Space, after removing rows containing incompatible pairs):
| Config | {D1} | {D2} | {D3} | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {Cx} | {Alt} | {Alt} | {Alt} |
Unexpected survivors (configurations that survived but were not initially favored — worth highlighting): - {Config}: {why it survived despite being non-obvious}
If Gather used a comparison matrix instead of a Dimensions table: use this section to stress-test each option against edge cases and counter-evidence.
Findings¶
{C1: edge case / stress test title}¶
{content — what could go wrong, alternatives, counter-evidence}
{C2: edge case / stress test title}¶
{content}
Checkpoint¶
| Found | Remaining |
|---|---|
| {key finding} | {gap, if any} |
Sufficiency: - [ ] External source used? - [ ] Briefing gap closed? - [ ] Pairwise incompatibility checked? Surviving configurations listed?
Stage complete: YES / NO → User decision: ___