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steelman

The English word “steelman” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A male steelworker.
  2. A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.

verb

  1. 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.

Etymology

From steel + -man. For the second definition, coined as the inverse of straw man.

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