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Every sentence of that was pure strawmanning, so this is where we stop talking; but you were a good sounding board for a few back and forths up until here.
by quantadev 2y ago
Every sentence of that was pure strawmanning, so this is where we stop talking; but you were a good sounding board for a few back and forths up until here.
- godelski 2y agoAsking you to step up your game is not strawmanning. But if you're unwilling to then I guess the other comments should have made it clear this would happen
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoThere was no strawmanning
- quantadev 2y agoStrawmanning is when someone intentionally invents an incorrect interpretation of someone else's words, and then disproves or shows the faults with that wrong interpretation. That's precisely what we saw above.
- godelski 2y agoLike this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41440133 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41440133
- quantadev 2y agoAsking clarifying questions is the exact opposite of Strawmanning. Rather than assuming someone is wrong, it's better to ask for a clarifications first. That's what's happening in #41440133.