" Generally, people advocate a position for serious and sincere reasons. Try to figure out their view— try to understand their reasons—even if you disagree entirely. For example, people who question a new technology are probably not in favor of “going back to the caves.” (What are they in favor of? Maybe you need to ask.) Likewise, a person who believes in evolution is not claiming that her grandparents were monkeys. (And again: what does she think?) In general, if you can’t imagine how anyone could hold the view you are attacking, you probably just don’t understand it yet. "

― , A Rulebook for Arguments