explain

A cognitive bias or logical fallacy is a named pattern of flawed reasoning or manipulation. This Skill explains these patterns using a conversational counselor register, detailing the mechanism of specific strategies and rhetorical fallacies.

You can explain a named persuasion tactic or manipulation tactic by invoking the Skill with the specific pattern name. It retrieves details from reference files and delivers an explanation covering both inside and outside views.

Yes, you can look up bad-faith moves and rhetorical fallacies by name. The Skill manages different entry shapes for these patterns and executes grep operations against reference files to deliver the correct explanation.

The outside view explains a cognitive bias or manipulation tactic when it is done to you, while the inside view explains when you might be doing it yourself. The Skill provides both perspectives for certain patterns.

The Skill requires reading from reference files and executing grep operations to explain named cognitive biases and logical fallacies. Explanations are delivered in a counselor register style, which limits output to conversational rather than formal academic formatting.

No, the explain Skill has no dependencies. It directly uses internal scripts and reference files to look up and explain manipulation tactics, persuasion tactics, and cognitive biases without requiring external packages.