steelman

to reach a fair conclusion, you should steelman your opponent's argument before criticizing it.

the professor asked the student to steelman the opposing view in her essay.

it is a useful exercise to steelman the weakest points of the theory.

before we debate, let's try to steelman the alternative position.

an effective debater knows how to steelman the counter-argument.

i will attempt to steelman his objection to the new policy.

he decided to steelman the criticism rather than dismiss it.

please steelman the opposing perspective so we understand it fully.

the workshop teaches participants how to steelman an argument effectively.

she challenged him to steelman the counter-argument.

one goal of rational discourse is to steelman the other side's claims.