First of all, “Im rishonim kimalachim anu kbnei adam, v’im heim kbnei adam anu kchamorim” basically if we are machshiv the previous generations as regular people then we are like donkeys so don’t disregard their opinion so easily. Furthermore, yes the rishonim can be wrong, if you think you have a very good svara against their shitta do some research and it’s very possible you may find another rishon who agrees with you, however the first assumption is never to assume that they are wrong. Even if you disagree and yet still think the rishon can still be right you should probably still do some research, perhaps to find out if the rishon is lshitoso etc. and try to determine what the yesod of his shitta is and what your yesod is and find the chiluk and the mechaleik. You can always say tzurich iyun :). That’s how I would approach the situation.
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