ExerciseAttested · Thomas Aquinas
The disputed question: argue against yourself first
Before you answer, argue the opposing case better than its advocate would.
In the Summa Theologiae, never advances a thesis without first marshalling the strongest objections against it, then giving his reasoned position, then answering each objection one by one. This scholastic method of the quaestio turns disagreement into an instrument: a truth that holds withstands the best opposing reasons. Today, before settling a contested question, it keeps you from fighting a caricature and gives your position a tested foundation.
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Source: Thomas Aquinas