a "steel man" is an improvement of someone's position or argument that is harder to defeat than their originally stated position or argument.
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Steelman
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8 entriesacademic debaterbalanced critiquebest reconstructionpolicy analystrigorous examinationrobust argumentsteelman versionwell-supported critique
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I want to make that strawman into a steelman, but I eliminated "the pursuit of happiness" from my to-do list so many years ago that I don't even know where I'd begin.
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I don't agree with the argument, because of 4. If I were to steelman it, which I may try but after work or maybe during lunch, I would first try to make it impervious to this assault:
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It is possible that while preparing for the talk I will manage to convince myself that the problem is in fact resolved or dissolved. In that case I will treat you to my best steelmanning of the problem, and its resolution.
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