Lay out both sides of a contested issue

Lay out both sides of this dispute.

1. Three core claims per side. ***Write each in its strongest form. Do not build a straw man.***
2. Per claim, the type of evidence it rests on — statistics, principle, case, interest.
3. **Find where the two sides actually collide.** *If they are talking past each other, say so* — that is frequently the real finding.
4. **Separate factual disputes from value disputes.** For factual ones, say what would settle it.
5. **Do not conclude which side is right.** That is mine to write.
6. ***Do not invent statistics.*** Where a figure would matter, say what to look up.