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Steelmanning

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Steelmanning goes past charity: build the *best possible* version of the opposing view — better than its advocate managed — then engage that.

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If the improved version still fails, the position fails. If it survives, you've learned something before losing anything.

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The test of understanding a position is stating it so its holders say "yes, exactly." Anything less is rehearsal, not engagement.