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He sets up the Quaker the way Plato set up Euthyphro in the Dialogues, or as Carl Sagan sets the faithful against the skeptic in Contact, serving as a useful counterpoint to argue against. Some might say strawman but I think that's too strong. It's fine, just as long as we know the purpose is the counterargument.