steelman Who acts: you, someone, argument, steelman, other side, man · What happens: be, answer, disagree, argue, form, work · To what, where: strongest fairest form, argument, strongest version, man, steel, idea
«steelman» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: steelman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To steelman someone's argument is to describe it in its strongest, fairest form before you answer it, even if you disagree.
The tree, 22 words case obl nmod:poss case obj cop mark obj case nmod:poss amod punct amod obl mark nsubj advcl obj punct advmod mark nsubj conj punct root To ADP steelman NOUN someone PRON 's PART argument NOUN is AUX to PART describe VERB it PRON in ADP its PRON strongest ADJ , PUNCT fairest ADJ form NOUN before SCONJ you PRON answer VERB it PRON , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ you PRON disagree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 2 steelman case 2 steelman steelman NOUN Number=Sing 8 describe obl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 argument nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 someone case 5 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 2 steelman obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 describe cop 7 to to PART _ 8 describe mark 8 describe describe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 describe obj 10 in in ADP _ 15 form case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 form nmod:poss 12 strongest strong ADJ Degree=Sup 15 form amod 13 , , PUNCT _ 12 strongest punct 14 fairest fair ADJ Degree=Sup 15 form amod 15 form form NOUN Number=Sing 8 describe obl 16 before before SCONJ _ 18 answer mark 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 answer nsubj 18 answer answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 describe advcl 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 answer obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 24 disagree punct 21 even even ADV _ 24 disagree advmod 22 if if SCONJ _ 24 disagree mark 23 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 24 disagree nsubj 24 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 answer conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 8 describe punct
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1 is present argument's strongest fairest form to steelman; describe property tree rules 2 answer speech: assert present you argument vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 3 disagree a condition, not said to happen present you vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 argue someone nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent 5 form argument nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 A steelman is that strongest version of the other side's argument.
det nsubj cop mark amod case det amod nmod:poss case nmod punct root A DET steelman NOUN is AUX that SCONJ strongest ADJ version NOUN of ADP the DET other ADJ side NOUN 's PART argument NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 steelman det 2 steelman steelman NOUN Number=Sing 6 version nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 version cop 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 version mark 5 strongest strong ADJ Degree=Sup 6 version amod 6 version version NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 12 argument case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 side det 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 side amod 10 side side NOUN Number=Sing 12 argument nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 side case 12 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 6 version nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 version punct
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1 is a present a steelman strongest version of the other side's argument tree rules 2 argue the other side nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: rare, old — kept apart, not parsed.
A steelman can also be a man who works making steel.
det nsubj aux advmod cop det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp obj punct root A DET steelman NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET man NOUN who PRON works VERB making VERB steel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 steelman det 2 steelman steelman NOUN Number=Sing 7 man nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 man aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 man advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 man cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 man det 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 works nsubj 9 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 man acl:relcl 10 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 works xcomp 11 steel steel NOUN Number=Sing 10 making obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 man punct
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1 is a can a steelman a man tree rules 2 work present a man tree rules 3 make gerund a man not said here steel vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset steel=Product
Example 1 Before you disagree, try to steelman your friend's idea.
mark nsubj advcl punct case xcomp nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct root Before SCONJ you PRON disagree VERB , PUNCT try VERB to ADP steelman VERB your PRON friend NOUN 's PART idea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Before before SCONJ _ 3 disagree mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 disagree nsubj 3 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 try advcl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 disagree punct 5 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 steelman case 7 steelman steelman VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try xcomp 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 friend nmod:poss 9 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 11 idea nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 friend case 11 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 7 steelman obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 try punct
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1 disagree present you vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 try imperative you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 steelman not said to happen infinitive you not said here your friend's idea tree rules
Example 2 Let's steelman the argument for a longer school day.
obj xcomp det obj case det amod compound obl punct root Let VERB 's PRON steelman VERB the DET argument NOUN for ADP a DET longer ADJ school NOUN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 steelman steelman VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 argument det 5 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 3 steelman obj 6 for for ADP _ 10 day case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 day det 8 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 day amod 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 day compound 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 steelman obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 steelman infinitive 's not said here the argument day tree rules
Example 3 She steelmanned the other team's point so well that they thanked her.
nsubj det amod nmod:poss case obj advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl obj punct root She PRON steelmanned VERB the DET other ADJ team NOUN 's PART point NOUN so ADV well ADV that SCONJ they PRON thanked VERB her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 steelmanned nsubj 2 steelmanned steelmann VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 team det 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 5 team amod 5 team team NOUN Number=Sing 7 point nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 team case 7 point point NOUN Number=Sing 2 steelmanned obj 8 so so ADV _ 9 well advmod 9 well well ADV Degree=Pos 2 steelmanned advmod 10 that that SCONJ _ 12 thanked mark 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 thanked nsubj 12 thanked thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 steelmanned advcl 13 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 thanked obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 steelmanned punct
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1 steelmann past She the other team's point well property tree rules 2 thank speech: thank past they her = she vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme 3 point the other team nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 A straw man makes the other side look silly; a steelman makes it look its best.
The tree, 16 words det compound nsubj det amod obj xcomp xcomp punct det nsubj conj obj xcomp nmod:poss parataxis punct root A DET straw NOUN man NOUN makes VERB the DET other ADJ side NOUN look VERB silly ADJ ; PUNCT a DET steelman NOUN makes VERB it PRON look VERB its PRON best ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 man det 2 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 3 man compound 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 side det 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 side amod 7 side side NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 8 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 makes xcomp 9 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 look xcomp 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 makes punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 steelman det 12 steelman steelman NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 makes conj 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 makes obj 15 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 makes xcomp 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 best nmod:poss 17 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 15 look parataxis 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 make present a straw man the other side tree rules 2 look present the other side not said here silly property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 make present a steelman side tree rules 4 look infinitive side not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 In our debate club we must steelman before we argue back.
case nmod:poss compound obl nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root In ADP our PRON debate NOUN club NOUN we PRON must AUX steelman NOUN before SCONJ we PRON argue VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 club case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 club nmod:poss 3 debate debate NOUN Number=Sing 4 club compound 4 club club NOUN Number=Sing 7 steelman obl 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 steelman nsubj 6 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 steelman aux 7 steelman steelman NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 before before SCONJ _ 10 argue mark 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 argue nsubj 10 argue argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 steelman advcl 11 back back ADV _ 10 argue advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 steelman punct
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1 argue back speech: disagree present we vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Can you steelman why some people want to ban phones in schools?
aux nsubj advmod det nsubj advcl mark xcomp obj case obl punct root Can AUX you PRON steelman NOUN why ADV some DET people NOUN want VERB to PART ban VERB phones NOUN in ADP schools NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 steelman aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 steelman nsubj 3 steelman steelman NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 why why ADV PronType=Int 7 want advmod 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 6 people det 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 want nsubj 7 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 steelman advcl 8 to to PART _ 9 ban mark 9 ban ban VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 want xcomp 10 phones phone NOUN Number=Plur 9 ban obj 11 in in ADP _ 12 schools case 12 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 9 ban obl 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 steelman punct
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1 want present some people vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 ban not said to happen to-infinitive some people not said here phones schools vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer phone=Theme
Example 7 Steelmanning helps you find the truth instead of just winning.
nsubj obj xcomp det obj mark fixed advmod advcl punct root Steelmanning NOUN helps VERB you PRON find VERB the DET truth NOUN instead ADV of ADP just ADV winning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steelmanning steelmanning NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 helps obj 4 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 truth det 6 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 4 find obj 7 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 10 winning mark 8 of of ADP _ 7 instead fixed 9 just just ADV _ 10 winning advmod 10 winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 find advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 help present Steelmanning you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 find infinitive you not said here the truth vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic 3 win gerund you not said here vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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