Steelmanning your opponents in debate. theHating: We are all familiar with how people can strawman your arguments. This is basically an attempt to misrepresent your opponents argument to explain how it is wrong. I think it's intellectually lazy to do it. I think it is the reason chatters have such a hard time getting along. Why don't you try to regard your opponent's argument better than he originally thought it: steelman. | Philosophy Chat Room 15 People Chatting Similar Conversations |