I also wonder whether the ‘equal and oppositely partisan’ approach is a good way of getting to the fact of the matter. Apart from the detriments you mention, Michelle, it simply may not be a good way of getting to the best reasons than having panellests trying to be impartial.
(I also wonder whether steelmanning, although much better than the strawmanning, might be inferior to ‘realmanning’).
I also wonder whether the ‘equal and oppositely partisan’ approach is a good way of getting to the fact of the matter. Apart from the detriments you mention, Michelle, it simply may not be a good way of getting to the best reasons than having panellests trying to be impartial.
(I also wonder whether steelmanning, although much better than the strawmanning, might be inferior to ‘realmanning’).