vedderer t1_jd4m2lb wrote on March 21, 2023 at 8:13 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity#:~:text=In%20philosophy%20and%20rhetoric%2C%20the,its%20best%2C%20strongest%20possible%20interpretation.

Cicerothesage t1_jd4ychv wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Also Hanlon razor it says stupidity but it has the same mindset. Since we all do simple mistakes and they can be easily forgiven or forgotten.

vedderer t1_jd530oy wrote on March 21, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Oh, yes, thanks for sharing this!

[deleted] t1_jd5py73 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:41 AM

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[deleted] t1_jd5digl wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:12 PM

Came to post this. The strength of this is that it is the opposite of the straw man. By strengthening your opponent's position, you strengthen your own.

vedderer t1_jd5wfzs wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:29 AM

Great point