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The Skeptic and the Believer
🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06
🔷 SkillSpec L3
pm-thinking
See an idea through two committed extremes — a true believer and a hard skeptic — so you get the full range before settling in the middle. Use when asked should I believe this, is this hype or real, give me both sides, or how excited should I be about. Produces the believer's fullest bull case and the skeptic's sharpest bear case (each committed, not hedged), the crux question that separates them, and a grounded read on where the truth probably sits — great for evaluating claims, trends, opportunities, and your own enthusiasm.
🗣 Say this to your agent
“Is this trend real or hype? Give me both sides hard.”“Should I believe the claims about this product?”“I'm really excited about this — believer vs skeptic, go.”“Bull case and bear case on this investment idea.”“Talk me through both extremes on whether this is worth it.”
What to give it
▸The thing — the claim, trend, opportunity, product, or your own excitement about something
▸Why it's on your radar — what's prompting the evaluation
▸Your current lean — believer, skeptic, or genuinely unsure
▸What's at stake — how much rides on getting it right
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓The believer and skeptic are both committed, not hedged
✓The two cases genuinely oppose each other
✓A single crux question is identified
✓The grounded read is honest, not forced-balanced
✓It names what evidence would resolve the question
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Two lukewarm takes** that basically agree.
**False balance** when one side is clearly right.
**No crux** — just two piles of points.
**A wishy-washy landing** with no actual read.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcpRelated skills
🔌 Embed this skill
Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:
<div data-pm-skill="the-skeptic-and-the-believer"></div>
<script src="https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/embed.js" async></script>💬 Discussion
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