Steelmanning and Strawmanning
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A critical thinking technique where you ask an AI (or anyone) to argue both the strongest case for and the strongest case against an idea, helping you evaluate decisions more objectively.
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Anthropic's AI assistant
Liam says Claude acts as a cheerleader. Steelmanning and Strawmanning forces it to argue both sides so you get truth, not flattery.
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Liam says Claude acts as a cheerleader. Steelmanning and Strawmanning forces it to argue both sides so you get truth, not flattery.
"Make it argue. Say, 'Give me the strongest case for this idea and then give me the strongest case against it.' This is called steelmanning and strawmanning. Once it has given you both of these sides, it's far easier to evaluate which opt..."
Positioned as the antidote to Claude acting as a 'cheerleader'
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"Make it argue. Say, 'Give me the strongest case for this idea and then give me the strongest case against it.' This is called steelmanning and strawmanning. Once it has given you both of these sides, it's far easier to evaluate which option is bes..."
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