How To Steel Man An Opposing Argument (feat. Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson)

Steelmanning is perhaps best described by Daniel Dennett’s first rule of successful critical commentary: "Attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly and fairly that your target says: 'Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.’” Writing several decades earlier, the psychologist Carl Rogers prescribed similar: “Stop the discussion for a moment, and institute this rule: ‘Each person can speak up for himself only after he has first restated the ideas and feelings of the previous speaker accurately, and to that speaker’s satisfaction.’” Video timestamps: 2:56 – Jordan Peterson on the value of steelmanning an opponent’s argument 3:27 – Sam Harris steelmanning Jordan Peterson’s point of view 6:36 – Jordan Peterson’s assessment of Sam Harris's steelmanning 7:17 – Jordan Peterson steelmanning Sam Harris’s point of view REFERENCES – My video on Straw Man arguments: /watch/oql61v3qvRyq6 – Daniel Dennett quote from his book, Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking https://amzn.to/2QVdfBp – Eric Ravenscraft article https://lifehacker.com/utilize-the-steel-man-tactic-to-argue-more-effectivel-1632402742 – Video: Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris Steelman each other's Arguments /watch/As-J-r9Pc8MPJ MUSIC Via Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com – Eyes Half Open 3 - Emil Axelsson VISUALS – Photos via Unsplash https://unsplash.com SUPPORT If you’d like to support my channel and watch these videos before anyone else: https://www.patreon.com/ndoherty13

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