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Episode 146: Steelmanning: Argue the Strongest Case Against You
Today's episode teaches steelmanning — the ancient rhetorical discipline of arguing the other side's strongest case before you trust your own — tracing it from Cicero's courtroom training through Charlie Munger's personal rules for holding an opinion. It's one of the most honest self-checks available, and today's practice asks you to try it on one belief you're already confident about. Key Topics: steelmanning, self-honesty, confirmation bias, mental models, decision-making, critical thinking, rhetorical tradition Subscribe to The Daily Discipline for a daily reset on Clarity, one morning at…
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