How to pronounce“steelman”in English
- I would like to, you know, non-jokingly - Yeah.
- Steelman the case, because a lot of philosophies, a lot of religions, a lot of even scientific endeavors, are a little bit full of uncertainty.
You can call it bullshit, but you're on unsturdy ground because we're surrounded by mystery, and you have to take these ideas somewhat seriously
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Definitions of “steelman”
A male steelworker.
A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.
“a "steel man" is an improvement of someone's position or argument that is harder to defeat than their originally stated position or argument.”
To repair flaws in an argument before analyzing it critically; to refute or to weaken the force of a stronger version of an argument than what was actually given.
“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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