Right, except yours missed out on the whole “make it a better argument that you’re refuting” thing.
I don’t see how the following conversation is NOT an example of Richard steelmanning.
Mom: You could get bubonic plague!
Richard: (refutes that concern, and then...) A more reasonable concern would be my getting Tuberculosis. Here are the reasons I can’t...
As I said above, I’m not doing steelmanning here, so comparing this to what they actually said is irrelevant.
Right, except yours missed out on the whole “make it a better argument that you’re refuting” thing.
I don’t see how the following conversation is NOT an example of Richard steelmanning.
Mom: You could get bubonic plague!
Richard: (refutes that concern, and then...) A more reasonable concern would be my getting Tuberculosis. Here are the reasons I can’t...
As I said above, I’m not doing steelmanning here, so comparing this to what they actually said is irrelevant.