Effective Argumentation
Andy and Jordan discuss the importance of steel man argumentation and the meta belief that beliefs should change in response to evidence. They explain how misrepresenting someone's argument is not productive and how actively listening and understanding the other person's position is key to effective argumentation. They also touch on the dangers of compromising the commitment to revising beliefs and how it can make one susceptible to mind viruses.In this clip
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590: Andy Norman | The Search for a Better Way to Think
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