Judge which lens-framing actually holds up — and which just sounds good.

Challenge

1. Challenge 01

   Line up your lens arguments and rank them by how rigorously each is argued in frame, not by which conclusion you prefer. Mark the one that is persuasive but logically weakest and say why.

2. Challenge 02

   A company says its AI hiring tool is 'fair because it treats everyone the same.' Another says it's 'unfair because it excludes people with non-traditional backgrounds.' Which framing is arguing within a coherent definition of fairness, and which is switching the definition mid-argument? Name the frame each one is using and where one breaks its own logic.

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3. Challenge 03

   Read two takes on a news AI writing assistants: (A) 'AI news tools democratize journalism—anyone can publish.' (B) 'AI news tools concentrate power—only companies that own the AI can publish at scale.' Each claims to be about access. Which argument is making a stronger empirical claim (not just a values claim), and which one would be easier to fact-check? Which one is hiding an assumption?

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4. Challenge 04

   Two doctors debate whether an AI diagnostic tool should be deployed. Doctor 1: 'It's 95% accurate, so it's safe.' Doctor 2: 'It's unsafe because we don't know what happens in the 5% of cases where it fails.' Which one is arguing inside a coherent definition of safety, and which one is dodging the hard question? What assumption does each doctor need to prove?

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5. Challenge 05

   A social-media platform says removing deepfakes 'protects free speech by preventing impersonation.' A critic says it 'censors speech by removing content.' These use opposite framings of the same action. Pick one and argue that the opposite framing is actually incoherent if you follow the logic through. What hidden assumption does the weaker frame rely on?

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6. Challenge 06

   A company argues its AI should be regulated 'lightly, because heavy regulation stifles innovation.' A regulator argues it should be regulated 'heavily, because uncontrolled AI risks public harm.' These aren't just disagreeing—they're operating in different frames. Name the frame each one is using, then identify which one's frame requires proving something empirical, and which one requires a values judgment.

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7. Challenge 07

   A teacher defends using AI to grade essays because 'it saves time and reduces bias.' Another opposes it because 'it removes human judgment and misses what makes writing good.' Which argument is addressing a real trade-off, and which one is treating it as a pure loss? What would each side need to measure to prove their claim?

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8. Challenge 08

   Two researchers debate how to interpret an AI bias finding. Researcher A: 'The AI is biased because it predicts outcome X more often for group Y.' Researcher B: 'The AI is reflecting real patterns in historical data—it's not biased, the data is.' Which one is arguing inside a definition of bias that they're willing to defend, and which one is hiding the definition? What does each researcher assume about responsibility?

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