steelman
Americannoun
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steelmen
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Origin of 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
Four years ago, President Adolfo Lopez Mateos sacked the politicians in control of Pemex and named a new boss: Pascual Gutierrez Roldan, 60, a successful Monterrey steelman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reason: even though a steelman, who thus might have qualified if foreign imported steel had hurt his company, McMillan lost his job because of imported cars instead.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the ship Chief Bender, Mohawk and steelman extraordinary, talked to the Shed and to one Charley Red Fox.
From Space Tug by Murray Leinster
Meanwhile, the steelmen take pride in keeping the plant running.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2014
Japan Inc., however, will not find the U.S. semiconductor industry the somnolent pushover that American steelmen or watchmakers proved to be.
From Time Magazine Archive
Commenting on these rich returns, steelmen insist that prospects for the rest of 1975 are dim because the conditions that brought prosperity have changed drastically.
From Time Magazine Archive
Privately, some officials recalled with approval President Kennedy's crack about the genealogy of steelmen* and made sarcastic, and misleading, references to a fat salary increase that they thought U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although the proposals were less than steelmen wanted, they generally applauded the measures.
From Time Magazine Archive
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