Arguing is a constructive skill: The blueprint to build yours | Bo Seo: Full Interview

Name: Arguing is a constructive skill: The blueprint to build yours | Bo Seo: Full Interview
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 4284 s
Channel: Big Think
Description: Bo Seo's masterclass on disagreement: what good arguments need, why they break down at home and at work, and how to handle the Dodger, Twister, Wrangler, Liar, and Brawler. Includes the RISA test, steelmanning as active listening, and a case for rhetoric literacy as immunity to demagoguery.

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Summary：Bo Seo's masterclass on disagreement: what good arguments need, why they break down at home and at work, and how to handle the Dodger, Twister, Wrangler, Liar, and Brawler. Includes the RISA test, steelmanning as active listening, and a case for rhetoric literacy as immunity to demagoguery.

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Core points (3)

1Run RISA before any fight: is it real, important, specific, and are goals aligned?
2Steelman in three passes: transcribe, reconstruct until they accept it, then strengthen it.
3Never debate the equal moral standing of persons; it breaks debate's own premise.