steelman

ˈstilˌmæn

steelmen

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Definition of steelman - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

argumentation

TECH.

stronger version of an argument for analysis

TECH.

He presented a steelman before critiquing the proposal.

industry worker

Rare

worker who handles steel in industrial settings

Rare

The steelman carefully positioned the beam for the new skyscraper.

metalworker

steelworker

Verb

tr.

argument improvement

TECH.

present someone else's argument in its strongest possible form

TECH.

She tried to steelman her opponent's position before responding.

sentimental

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Origin of steelman

Old English, stēle (steel) + mann (man)

Examples of steelman in a sentence

Creating a steelman helped in understanding the argument better.
The steelman worked tirelessly in the factory.
A skilled steelman is essential for this job.
Before critiquing, he steelmanned the policy case thoroughly.
In our seminar, we must steelman each reading’s central thesis.

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French:steelman, renforcer, ...
German:starkes Argument, ein Argument bestmöglich darstellen, ...
Italian:argomento rafforzato, presentare nella forma più forte, ...
Spanish:argumento reforzado, fortalecer, ...
Portuguese:argumento reforçado, fortalecer o argumento, ...
Chinese:钢人论证, 强化对方论点, ...
Japanese:スティールマン, 相手の主張を最強の形に再構成する, ...
Arabic:نُسْخَة مُعَزَّزَة مِن الحُجَّة, قَدَّمَ حُجَّةَ الآخَرِ بِأَقْوَى صُورَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:טִיעוּן מְחוּזָק, לְהַצִּיג אֶת הַטִּיעוּן בְּצוּרָתוֹ הַחֲזָקָה בְּיוֹתֵר, ...
Russian:усиленный аргумент, усилить, ...
Ukrainian:сильніший аргумент, посилити аргумент опонента, ...
Hindi:किसी तर्क का सबसे मज़बूत रूप, तर्क को उसकी सबसे मजबूत शक्ल में पेश करना, ...
Bengali:যুক্তির শক্তিশালী রূপ, ওপক্ষের যুক্তিটা সবচেয়ে শক্তভাবে উপস্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:argument reforçat, enfortir, ...
Czech:zesílená verze argumentu, formulovat co nejsilnější verzi argumentu, ...
Danish:steelman, steelmanne, ...
Dutch:sterk argument, steelmannen, ...
Greek:ενισχυμένη εκδοχή, εργάτης χάλυβα, ...
Hungarian:teszt, megerősíteni, ...
Khmer:កំណែអំណះអំណាងដែលត្រូវបានពង្រឹងឱ្យខ្លាំងបំផុតសម្រាប់វិភាគ, បង្ហាញអំណះអំណាងរបស់អ្នកដទៃក្នុងទម្រង់ដែលរឹងមាំ និងគួរឱ្យជឿជាក់បំផុត, ...
Korean:강화된 논증, 상대의 주장을 가장 강한 형태로 제시하다, ...
Persian:صورت‌بندی تقویت‌شده یک استدلال, به قوی‌ترین شکل بازنمایی کردن, ...
Polish:wzmocniony argument, wzmocnić cudzy argument, ...
Portuguese (BR):steelman, fortalecer, ...
Romanian:argument fortificat, a prezenta argumentul cuiva în cea mai bună formă, ...
Swedish:stålman, förstärka motståndarens argument, ...
Thai:การนำเสนอข้อโต้แย้งในรูปแบบที่แข็งแรงที่สุด, ยกระดับเหตุผลของฝ่ายตรงข้าม, ...
Turkish:çelik adam, argümanı en güçlü hâliyle sunmak, ...
Vietnamese:steelman, trình bày lập luận của ai đó ở phiên bản mạnh nhất, ...

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