I feel like there was a piece here that charity doesn’t quite address, where I actually _did_ mean something closer (but perhaps not identical to) steelman.
Elsethread, Vlad notes that steelman often ends up replacing someone’s argument with a totally different argument. This part is bad for purposes of communication, since you might end up misunderstanding someone’s position. But I think it’s good for purposes of goal-directed-discussion.
i.e. in my mind, the point of the discussion is to output something useful. If the something useful is different than what the author originally intended, that’s fine. (This is where “collaborative discussion” felt more right to me than most other terms)
It sounds like principle of charity is a better match for your intended meaning than steelman.
(not an official mod take, me thinking out loud)
I feel like there was a piece here that charity doesn’t quite address, where I actually _did_ mean something closer (but perhaps not identical to) steelman.
Elsethread, Vlad notes that steelman often ends up replacing someone’s argument with a totally different argument. This part is bad for purposes of communication, since you might end up misunderstanding someone’s position. But I think it’s good for purposes of goal-directed-discussion.
i.e. in my mind, the point of the discussion is to output something useful. If the something useful is different than what the author originally intended, that’s fine. (This is where “collaborative discussion” felt more right to me than most other terms)