sommerfeld on Nostr: Allow me to steelman strawmans: dismissing an opponent's argument by classifying it ...
Allow me to steelman strawmans: dismissing an opponent's argument by classifying it as a strawman is itself (ironically) a strawman.
This is a variation of the "Argument from fallacy" fallacy whereas just because a statement is fallacious, does not imply it's not true.
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