Midge Decter was a major figure whose historical importance has been obscured for many reasons (including, ironically, a sexism she herself supported). One big achievement was she invented the whole rhetorical strategy of "making up a guy to get mad at."
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Sorry, should have put j/k on that response; I appreciate what you’re saying about Decter, and how she brought it to a new form. And how it influenced conservative acolytes. Very interesting.
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No, it's a good question. Obviously character types are a staple of literature. It's interesting to think of what Decter's innovation was.
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