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I call this the stack overflow effect: I'm going to reply to what I wish you said, rather than what you actually said, because I'm a smarty.
by dpkirchner 2y ago
I call this the stack overflow effect: I'm going to reply to what I wish you said, rather than what you actually said, because I'm a smarty.
- euroderf 2y agoBut I've heard this said about mathematicians (and mathematically-oriented people): First they translate what you say into their internal language. And then they reply to that.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoSadly only works when applied in good faith. Some respond with what they wanted to hear, or their own straw man shell of your argument. Afraid I'm guilty of this sometimes.
- ifyoubuildit 2y agoBut isn't that just a plain old straw man?
- dpkirchner 2y agoIt's similar, I think. It's a straw man with the goal of appearing smarter than the person asking the question rather than just making an argument.
- ajuc 2y agoRegular strawman is stealthily changing the thesis, this is doing it in the open and pretending you're doing it in good faith because you're so much smarter than the other guy.