Another way of phrasing this is "always argue against the best possible interpretation of your opponents argument." It's a HN rule for good reason. It makes yo

Another way of phrasing this is "always argue against the best possible interpretation of your opponents argument." It's a HN rule for good reason. It makes your own arguments stronger. Even if your opponent _is_ a shadowy new world order cabal member or supporter, arguing against the best possible interpretation which requires of their stance helps sway random citizen X who may not know of or believe in such a cabal.