1653 || it's not a debate
Today is the finale of our series on street epistemology, and we're digging into what NOT to do.
Wonder: The big question.
Hypothesis: The interlocutor's proposed answer to the question.
Elenchus: Question and answer to discover what other reasonable propositions are likely to be true that refute the hypothesis. Proceed by mutual agreement at every step - elenchus is not a debate.
Accept or Revise: Refine or revise the hypothesis - either without vulnerability to that elenchus, with reduced confidence, or even rejecting it. On the other hand, if the hypothesis survives repeated attempts at…
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