steelman
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You may be tempted to strawman arguments you naturally disagree with, but you will become a better philosopher when you steelman those arguments instead.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
When you steelman an argument, you make the strongest possible case in favor of it.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
The steelman also wants enlarged health insurance to cover doctor bills short of hospitalization and to carry on after retirement.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I don't want to sound like a Pollyanna," said a steelman last week, "but so far, everything is going better than we dreamed it could."
From Time Magazine Archive
It would be hard to offend a steelman more than to suggest that his work did not stand up.
From Sand Doom by Leinster, Murray
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