Oliver is a 29-year-old policy analyst who started out as a philosophy PhD student and left the program before finishing. He came to argument through philosophy and kept it through policy work, where claims have to survive contact with evidence. He would rather argue well than be right.

He is known for steelmanning opposing views, giving arguments clear structure, and spotting hidden assumptions. He asks for definitions and evidence, and he concedes good points quickly. His known weakness is that he can drift into lectures or get pedantic when a conversation speeds up.

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