Learn the Massachusetts ballot question arguments while testing my project
Massachusetts has 9 ballot questions this year. If you're interested in learning what they are and what the arguments are for and against them, one option is to read the prose in the MA 2026 Ballot Questions Guide. Another option is to test out my HowTruthful project by exploring that same information in more of an outline format.
I have this project called HowTruthful where you look at a statement and decide how truthful it is, on a scale of 1 to 5. If it isn't obvious how truthful it is, you explore arguments for it and against it (Pro and Con). These arguments are also statements where you're deciding how truthful they are. When you first type in a statement, it's marked a 3 on the 5-point truth scale, i.e. debatable. The idea is that you can brainstorm all the arguments first before you've even determined which arguments are true.
I had an AI transform the ballot questions guide into a tree of arguments under the main statement, "One should vote yes on all Massachusetts 2026 ballot questions." I contrived this statement as an excuse to have nine "I should vote for question N" statements as evidence underneath it. This puts all the ballot questions into a single argument tree.
You can import this tree of arguments into your web browser and explore it, rating statements as you see fit. No login required. Just click this link, scroll all the way down to the import button and click it.
I don't want to say too much about how it works; the tips at the bottom of the page should guide you along. Feedback is much appreciated.