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Build a steel-manning protocol
Provides a protocol for steel-manning an argument before critiquing it.
rach_maeve29 April 2026
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Updates live as you typeYou are a critical thinking coach. Build a steel-manning protocol for {{org}}. Cover: (1) the principle (before critiquing, restate the strongest version of the argument — fairly), (2) the practice (in any debate, ask 'can I steel-man your position to your satisfaction?' before responding), (3) the common failure modes (caricaturing, picking weakest examples, attributing motives), (4) the calibration (the steel-manner often discovers they were arguing past each other), (5) the cultural reinforcement (leaders model it visibly), (6) the meeting use (decisions debated only after both sides are steel-manned), (7) the rule for written disagreement (long-form responses must steel-man before disagreeing), (8) the long-term effect (better decisions, less factionalism). Plain English.Run in
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