ABinturong

ABinturong t1_iu9gkl0 wrote

How does one defend against this in practice without looking like you're falling behind, or requiring you to address the method of argument rather than staying on topic? Straw men are a clearly useless logical too, but are often still used to effect debate outcomes by derailing the opponent. I absolutely hate this, and there must be a response... would it help to have a steelman ready to reshape your own point immediately after they stramwan it, to give them a tougher fight, or force them to strawman again which might catch with the audience as bad faith more clearly?

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ABinturong t1_itlfl9y wrote

I think that's the truth behind the OP, if you're able to put someone else first and show you can consider their needs at least the same as you consider yours, then you can probably apply that instinct to a small human as well.

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