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Steelmanning
Ideological Turing Tests
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The Least Convenient Possible World
Scott Alexander
13y
205
161
Incorrect hypotheses point to correct observations
Kaj_Sotala
4y
37
148
Reversed Stupidity Is Not Intelligence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
117
131
ITT-passing and civility are good; "charity" is bad; steelmanning is niche
Rob Bensinger
5mo
35
107
How to learn soft skills
AnnaSalamon
7y
29
102
Dangers of steelmanning / principle of charity
gothgirl420666
8y
94
91
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Argument
palladias
9y
96
85
Better Disagreement
lukeprog
11y
84
50
A Prodigy of Refutation
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
20
48
Against Devil's Advocacy
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
60
35
The Ideological Turing Test
Paul Crowley
11y
30
34
Overton Gymnastics: An Exercise in Discomfort
Shoshannah Tekofsky
3mo
15
34
A Practical Guide to Conflict Resolution: Comprehension
2y
0
31
Unpopular ideas attract poor advocates: Be charitable
8y
61
35
Please Don't Fight the Hypothetical
TimS
10y
65
21
A note on hypotheticals
PhilGoetz
13y
18
18
Hypotheticals: The Direct Application Fallacy
Chris_Leong
4y
19
11
Inward and outward steelmanning
Q Home
5mo
5
5
Updating on hypotheticals
casebash
7y
22
2
Hypothetical situations are not meant to exist
casebash
7y
22