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Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Nov 16, 2023
Steel vs Straw Man Discussion

Straw Man = Distrorting an Opponent's Views or arguments in order to make them easier to refute.

Steel Man = Representing an opponent's views or arguments in their strongest form, such that the opponent themselves would agree with it.

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Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya · Nov 16, 2023

"One of the characteristics of fundamentalism is that they always ignore the strongest arguments from the opposition and focus on the weakest one." - Richard Harries, Retired Bishop

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