ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoDiscussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea.message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1187arrow-down1message-squareDiscussions are like a game of telephone; you're converting idea into language and expecting the recipient to flawlessly translate it back into an idea.ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
I can only imagine the difference it would make if instead of telling about your idea you could show it
minus-squareContrarianTrail@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoAgreed. It’s often called steelmanning which is the opposite of strawmanning.
minus-squarejetAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agohttps://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/steelman Thank you, that’s a phrase I was not familiar with. It seems more appropriate for critical analysis rather than communication between peers. But it’s a great concept
Agreed. It’s often called steelmanning which is the opposite of strawmanning.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/steelman
Thank you, that’s a phrase I was not familiar with.
It seems more appropriate for critical analysis rather than communication between peers. But it’s a great concept