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Comment author: Martin-2 16 July 2013 04:33:24AM *  11 points [-]

Here is some verse about steelmanning I wrote to the tune of Keelhauled. Compliments, complaints, and improvements are welcome.

*dun-dun-dun-dun

Steelman that shoddy argument

Mend its faults so they can't be seen

Help that bastard make more sense

A reformulation to see what they mean

Comment author: RomeoStevens 16 July 2013 05:56:11AM 5 points [-]

To whomever downvoted parent: Please don't downvote methods for providing epistemic rationality techniques with better mental handles so they actually get used. Different tricks are useful for different people.