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The notion that the only way you can critically engage with a person__ ideas is to take a shot at them, is to be openly critical _ this is actually nonsense. Some of the most effective ways in which you deal with someone__ idea are to treat them completely at face value, and with an enormous amount of respect. That__ actually a faster way to engage with what they__e getting at than to lob grenades in their direction_If you__e going to hold someone to what they believe, make sure you accurately represent what they believe.
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The notion that the only way you can critically engage with a person__ ideas is to take a shot at them, is to be openly critical _ this is actually nonsense. Some of the most effective ways in which you deal with someone__ idea are to treat them completely at face value, and with an enormous amount of respect. That__ actually a faster way to engage with what they__e getting at than to lob grenades in their direction_If you__e going to hold someone to what they believe, make sure you accurately represent what they believe.

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