You saw coming that his position would be temporarily incoherent, that’s why you went there. I expect Steve to be aware of this at some level, and update on how hostile the debate is. Minimize the amount of times you have to prove him wrong.
I agree with the principle of “minimize the amount of times you have to prove him wrong”. But in the dialogue, I only had to “prove him wrong” that one time, because his position was fundamentally incoherent, not temporarily incoherent.
You saw coming that his position would be temporarily incoherent, that’s why you went there. I expect Steve to be aware of this at some level, and update on how hostile the debate is. Minimize the amount of times you have to prove him wrong.
I agree with the principle of “minimize the amount of times you have to prove him wrong”. But in the dialogue, I only had to “prove him wrong” that one time, because his position was fundamentally incoherent, not temporarily incoherent.