Upgrade the Argument: From the Steel Man to the Titanium Man

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Let’s start with a definition of terms.

Straw man: A distorted misrepresentation of one’s argument or position, which often involves oversimplifying it. When one attacks a strawman instead of one’s actual argument, this is called the “strawman fallacy.”

Steel man: The strongest, most accurate representation of one’s argument. This…