By name: assumption-cascade description: "Tactic: Surface assumptions, sort by dependency, attack root assumptions first, then trace cascade failures through the dependency graph." type: tactic used-by: [red-teaming] strategies: [assumption-challenge, systematic-probing, groupthink-mitigation]
Assumption Cascade Tactic
Attack assumptions at their roots and trace how failures propagate through dependency chains.
Orchestration
- key-assumptions-check surfaces all assumptions (explicit and implicit)
- assumption-cascade-tracer builds dependency graph (which assumptions depend on which)
- Root assumptions identified (those with no upstream dependencies)
- devils-advocacy constructs strongest attack against each root assumption
- probe-execution tests root assumptions — if root fails, trace downstream cascade
- assumption-cascade-tracer maps full cascade: which conclusions collapse if root fails
- finding-aggregation reports cascade paths and total impact scope
Subagents Dispatched
- key-assumptions-check (1 call for enumeration)
- assumption-cascade-tracer (2 calls: dependency build + cascade trace)
- devils-advocacy (1 call per root assumption)
- probe-execution (1 call per root attack)
- finding-aggregation (1 call at end)
Termination Conditions
- All root assumptions tested (budget permitting)
- Cascade found that invalidates >50% of conclusions (critical finding)
- All assumptions survive attack (artifact resilient at assumption level)
- Budget exhausted (report partial coverage)