Arguer Role (What)

An actor (person or group) is in the arguer role when they are responsible or they are empowered for reaching a conclusion, making a decision, communicating their finding, and so on.

The arguer is the actor who makes the decision and communicates their findings.

Arguer Role (Examples)

• When a person is trying to decide how to best solve a problem, they are in the arguer role.

• When a student answers a problem on a test they are striving to make the choice that they deem best. Thus, they are in the arguer role.

• When people in a company are figuring out who to hire next, they are in the arguer role.

• When an engineer decides on the size of a pump for a given application, they are in the arguer role.

• When a person is designing a YouTube video and they are choosing what to include and how to sequence this, they are the decision maker. Thus, they are in the arguer role.

Why

Understanding when you are in the arguer role is important because you can then

• Understand what your job is; that is, what the role entails.
• Assess your quality; this is figure out how well you did your job.

In addition, you can avoid taking on the arguer role when someone else should take this role. This can save a lot of time and frustration.

Arguer Role (How To)

1. Figure out if you responsible or empowered to make a decision.
   1. If yes, you are in the arguer role.
   2. If no, you are not is this role.
2. When you are in the arguer role
   1. Understand what your job is.
   2. Assess quality in your role and drive it up as much as possible for your context (surrounding circumstances.)

The Job of the Arguer.

In Brief

The job of an arguer is to make the best decision ethically.

The best decision is the one that maximizes the payoffs (rewards minus drawbacks taken holistically).

Ethically means following universal moral values, professional values, group values, and personal value.

In Detail

To make the best decisions, here are some of the things that an arguer needs to do.

• Know their values (moral, professional, group, and personal) and follow them.

• Ask the right question or questions

• Get information that presents an accurate view of reality.

  • Recognize misinformation (incorrect information); avoid thi

• Get complete information; that is gather all information that is relevant to the decision at hand.

• Figure the information out

• Select the right form of logic and apply this appropriately

• Organize the argument

• Assess an argument for quality

• Communicate the argument

Minimizing Drawbacks

The arguer also needs to minimize time-on-task, calendar time, cost, stress, frustration, conflicts, and so forth.