steelman noun 2verb 1forms 4 noun2 •A stronger version of an argument that one is about to critically analyze.a "steel man" is an improvement of someone's position or argument that is harder to defeat than their originally stated position or argument. — 2011 •A male steelworker. verb1 •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.I don't agree with the argument, because of 4. If I were to steelman it, which I may try but after work or maybe during lunch, I would first try to make it impervious to this assault: — 2012 formssteelmanned · steelmanning · steelmans · steelmen
