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ifyoubuildit
on July 6, 2024
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The Steel Man Technique: How to Argue Better and B...
But isn't that just a plain old straw man?
ajuc
on July 6, 2024
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Regular strawman is stealthily changing the thesis, this is doing it in the open and pretending you're doing it in good faith because you're so much smarter than the other guy.
dpkirchner
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It's similar, I think. It's a straw man with the goal of appearing smarter than the person asking the question rather than just making an argument.
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