Seeing this and submissions from (the tongue-in-cheek) "bad software engineering practices" remind me of an exercise from David A. Levy, Tools of Critical Think

Seeing this and submissions from (the tongue-in-cheek) "bad software engineering practices" remind me of an exercise from David A. Levy, Tools of Critical Thinking: Metathoughts from Psychology (1997): --- In the broader social context, the principle of considering the opposite can be utilized to increase one's understanding of--and empathy for--other people's point of view. As an exercise, select three specific issues (whether political, ethical, moral, legal, cultural, professional, familial, or intimate) about which you feel particularly strong. Now, for each issue, take the perspective of someone with the opposite attitude or opinion, and write out, as persuasively as you can from their vantage point, the reasons, arguments, and feelings pertaining to their position.