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I get annoyed by this comment in every thread not because no one believes that but because it attacks a very weak form of an interesting argument. The stronger
by hsod 10y ago
I get annoyed by this comment in every thread not because no one believes that but because it attacks a very weak form of an interesting argument. The stronger form would lead to much better discussion, and these comments frame the argument in a (IMO) unproductive way.
- nikcheerla 10y agoYeah, it's not a strawman exactly, but it's a - clayman? Gingerbread man?
- xiaoma 10y agoThe "weak man" argument: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapo...