‘Simplicio’ character fails to accurately represent the smart version of the viewpoint he stands in for, because the author doesn’t try sufficiently hard to pass the ITT of the view they’re arguing against.
Possibly this could also be a strength, because by representing the views separately like that it makes it easier to see exactly what assumptions are causing them to fail the ITT.
On the other hand if they’re sufficiently far off, the dialogue basically goes off in the entirely wrong direction.
Possibly this could also be a strength, because by representing the views separately like that it makes it easier to see exactly what assumptions are causing them to fail the ITT.
On the other hand if they’re sufficiently far off, the dialogue basically goes off in the entirely wrong direction.