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Make ChatGPT Defend or Concede Against a Colleague's Objection

Tells the model that a colleague believes the approach is wrong and asks it to either defend the approach or admit the colleague is right, which forces an actual evaluation instead of a plain explanation.

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A colleague of mine is convinced this approach is a mistake: [describe or paste the approach].

Either defend it, or concede that my colleague has a point.
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