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Reasoning more complexly can help you avoid false dilemmas and find the cruxes of disagreements. Here’s how to move up a 7-point complexity scale.

Short of time? Read the key takeaways. 🛠️ Steelmanning means developing the strongest, most defensible version of a view you oppose. This can involve improving an argument beyond what its original advocate had in mind. 🔍 Engaging with strong opposing arguments helps you test your own beliefs and get to the truth. Understanding how well rival views explain the evidence puts you in a better position to judge whether your own view is justified. 🤝 Steelmanning can help people

Two arguments for taking supplements sound compelling, yet large trials keep failing to find the benefits they promise. Spencer Greenberg and Travis M. on what the evidence actually supports.