Maybe it’s some form of argument where you present three hard-to-swallow options (“Admittedly, each of the three options — robust second strike, preemption, and

Maybe it’s some form of argument where you present three hard-to-swallow options (“Admittedly, each of the three options — robust second strike, preemption, and equivalent danger — has drawbacks” [1]), and then you pretend to offer a better alternative, which is actually so preposterous that the first three options start looking perfectly reasonable. [1]https://warontherocks.com/2019/08/america-needs-a-dead-hand/ https://warontherocks.com/2019/08/america-needs-a-dead-hand/