Scott Alexander uses the term “weak man” when a position is not technically a “straw man” because there are real people who hold it. The opposite is a “steel man”, the best argument you can come up with for your opponent’s position. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/
Scott Alexander uses the term “weak man” when a position is not technically a “straw man” because there are real people who hold it. The opposite is a “steel man”, the best argument you can come up with for your opponent’s position.
https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/