Re:Arguing from compassion (2021)
by Mezzie on Monday July 25, 2022 @10:38AM
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> But the best possible argument might be different enough that arguments which address it don’t address the original argument.
In which case the responsibility is on the steelmanner to demonstrate conclusively why the best possible argument differs from the original argument by discussing what makes the original argument weak. You can't just address it with 'it's weak.'
In which case the responsibility is on the steelmanner to demonstrate conclusively why the best possible argument differs from the original argument by discussing what makes the original argument weak. You can't just address it with 'it's weak.'