← Steelman · Lesson 3 of 3
Then answer
Only now, the fourth rule says, may you offer your criticism. By this point the other person has heard their view put well, knows where you agree, and is far more likely to listen.
Answer the strong version you built, not the weak one. If your reply only works against a view nobody holds, it was not a reply.
Your reply would only defeat a version of their view that they never held. What has gone wrong?
A lesson is kept once you've answered the question and written at least 8 words. Nobody grades it; it stays on this device.