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I'd really like to watch steelman debates. For instance a Marxist and a Hayekian debate from each other's point of view. Judges vote according to the quality of

I'd really like to watch steelman debates. For instance a Marxist and a Hayekian debate from each other's point of view. Judges vote according to the quality of the steelmanning rather than the conclusion. So a partisan that makes a weak argument to protect his own inverse position loses even if his own position is obviously right. Before the debate I would judge the quality of the position by the willingness of its proponents to honestly steelman its opponents, tending to give them a better grasp of the big picture.

Mezzie 4y ago
Even just a segment where participants say 'what I think my opponent's main argument is and what are the argument's greatest strengths' would be fascinating. It would show how well the participants understand each other and that they actually engaged with the substance of each other's arguments rather than just angling for sound bites/pithy quotes. A full steelman debate format would be very interesting.
scifibestfi 4y ago
That sounds great. Any Youtube recommendations?