git:20260519.dc15fe2 to git:20260615.7a62936

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name: advocate-construction

description: Construct the strongest possible case for a rejected candidate or counter-position.

execution: subagent

prompt: ./prompt.md

input: rejected_candidate, context

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# Advocate Construction

Builds the most compelling argument for a position — typically a rejected candidate or counter-thesis. The advocate's job is to find every legitimate strength, reframe weaknesses, and construct a case that demands serious engagement.

## Execution

Spawns a subagent with the advocate role. The subagent receives the rejected candidate and convergence context, then constructs the strongest possible case for resurrection or adoption.

## Why Subagent

- Role isolation prevents contamination from prior judgments

- Advocate must genuinely argue FOR the position without hedging

- Separation from critic/judge roles ensures intellectual honesty

## HARD-GATE

Output must include:

- Explicit thesis statement

- >= 3 supporting arguments with evidence

- Reframing of at least 1 perceived weakness as a strength

- Acknowledgment of genuine weaknesses (steel-manning, not straw-manning)