Gavin Runeblade comments on Should you steelman what you don’t understand?

[Gavin Runeblade]

I have found that the most valuable tool for me to use when constructing steel arguments is to also use the technique called star manning. In the words of Angel Eduardo who coined the technique:

To star-man is to engage not only with the strongest and most charitable version of your opponent’s argument, but also with the strongest and most charitable version of your opponent, by locating and explicitly acknowledging the fundamental human values undergirding their perspectives, motivating their ideas, and informing their opinions.