Either I or BJ seem to have misunderstood steelmanning?
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Replying to @hyperfekt @sonyaellenmann
His use is appropriate if you read it as "weaken the claims in order to strengthen the argument for them".
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Replying to @St_Rev @sonyaellenmann
Hmm, seems rather clashy with the common meaning. I propose tinmanning?
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Replying to @hyperfekt @sonyaellenmann
The common meaning as I understand it is "adjust the claims of an argument to make the argument stronger", so it qualifies under the common meaniung.
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Replying to @St_Rev @sonyaellenmann
Oh interesting. I was always thinking about strengthening the logic, not adjusting the claims.
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Replying to @hyperfekt @sonyaellenmann
https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Steel_man " improvement of someone's position or argument "
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