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Steelmanning
Ideological Turing Tests
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Hypotheticals
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The Least Convenient Possible World
Scott Alexander
13y
205
148
Dangers of steelmanning / principle of charity
gothgirl420666
8y
94
147
Incorrect hypotheses point to correct observations
Kaj_Sotala
4y
37
144
ITT-passing and civility are good; "charity" is bad; steelmanning is niche
Rob Bensinger
5mo
35
140
Reversed Stupidity Is Not Intelligence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
117
123
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Argument
palladias
9y
96
113
How to learn soft skills
AnnaSalamon
7y
29
88
Better Disagreement
lukeprog
11y
84
46
The Ideological Turing Test
Paul Crowley
11y
30
46
Against Devil's Advocacy
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
60
45
A Prodigy of Refutation
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
20
43
Unpopular ideas attract poor advocates: Be charitable
8y
61
39
Overton Gymnastics: An Exercise in Discomfort
Shoshannah Tekofsky
3mo
15
32
Vegetarianism Ideological Turing Test Results
Raelifin
7y
26
40
Please Don't Fight the Hypothetical
TimS
10y
65
23
A note on hypotheticals
PhilGoetz
13y
18
21
Hypotheticals: The Direct Application Fallacy
Chris_Leong
4y
19
11
Inward and outward steelmanning
Q Home
5mo
5
6
Updating on hypotheticals
casebash
7y
22
3
Hypothetical situations are not meant to exist
casebash
7y
22