> To star-man is to not only engage with the most charitable version of your opponent’s argument, but also with the most charitable version of your opponent, by

> To star-man is to not only engage with the most charitable version of your opponent’s argument, but also with the most charitable version of your opponent, by acknowledging their good intentions and your shared desires despite your disagreements. This is all to the good, but it is unfortunate that we need to reinvent this wheel. Thinkers like Plato and JS Mill have made exactly the same point, and other good points besides. We have a rich literature in how to think and how to argue, and we would do well to pay more attention to it.