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One of my philosophy professors called that "doing it MIT-style." In essence, argue against the best possible form of an idea rather than the imperfect form in
by __derek__ 10y ago
One of my philosophy professors called that "doing it MIT-style." In essence, argue against the best possible form of an idea rather than the imperfect form in front of you.
- kevinskii 10y agoI've also heard this referred to as "steel-manning," as opposed to "straw-manning."