10Weighing Basics (Interactive)

Magnitude, probability, timeframe, reversibility—with an interactive visualizer.

Say it aloud: “Even if they win X, my Y comes first because…”

Your Offense

Score: 0.37

Opponent Offense

Score: 0.46
The bar tilts toward the side with the stronger weighed offense.
You
Opp
Weighing visualizer (3D): right plate slightly heavier (net benefit / magnitude).
  • Write weighing stories under both your VC and theirs.
  • Reversibility: which harm is harder to undo?

Examples

  • Link turn vs “open borders cause conflict”: Managed migration reduces tension by ending black markets.
  • Impact turn vs “security prevents war”: Security logic escalates arms races → increases war risk.
  • Perm do both vs Cap K: Enact the plan while rejecting commodification in policy evaluation.