# Meme Card: The Three Brothers Of Thinking

## Term

The Three Brothers Of Thinking

## One-line Definition

Strawman attacks weak claims, steelman builds strong claims, Evidence Man checks what happened.

## Full Definition

This meme is a reasoning literacy artifact. It distinguishes rhetorical wins from reality contact.

- Strawman: fast argument wins, poor truth quality.
- Steelman: stronger understanding before critique.
- Evidence Man: verification-first decision discipline.

The campaign claim is practical, not status-based: separate facts, demonstrated capability, and unknowns.

## When To Use

- Teams are debating framing while no one checks outcomes.
- A discussion is high confidence but low verification.
- You need a neutral way to move from opinion to evidence.

## Not This

This is not anti-creativity or anti-opinion. It is a method for improving decision quality.

## Caption Options

- Easy to win arguments, easy to lose reality.
- Build the strongest claim, then test it.
- Not popularity-first, verification-first.

## Post Hook

Most argument culture rewards performance. This poster rewards contact with reality. If your team can name the three postures, it can upgrade how claims are made, tested, and revised.