Belief analysis

Belief analysis is a list of rules for displaying the structure of a belief. There are 6 rules listed below.

• The belief should be stated using a single sentence
• List reasons to support the belief (no more than 4-5 reasons)
• Each reason should be stated with a short sentence
• After each reason, list sub-reasons to support that reason (quotes or original writing)
• Each sub-reason should be no longer than 2-3 sentences
• There should be no more than 2-3 sub-reasons per reason

Belief analysis requires reasons to be stated clearly and provides a consistent format to organize supporting material. By making the structure of a belief more transparent, I believe this method can help opposing sides in an argument understand each other more clearly. Instead of reading through paragraphs to interpret somebody's reasoning, belief analysis ensures that the main points are clear to the reader.