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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by admax88qqq on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:40AM (#34629035)
Another way of phrasing this is "always argue against the best possible interpretation of your opponents argument."

It's a HN rule for good reason. It makes your own arguments stronger.

Even if your opponent _is_ a shadowy new world order cabal member or supporter, arguing against the best possible interpretation which requires of their stance helps sway random citizen X who may not know of or believe in such a cabal.

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