Lesson 1511 of 1570
AI and Debate Prep for Both Sides: Steelman Before You Argue
AI builds the strongest version of your opponent's case so you walk into debate club unbeatable.
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What this lesson covers
Learning path
The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2debate
- 3steelmanning
- 4arguments
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Section 1
The big idea
Most debaters lose because they only know their own side. AI can build the strongest version of your opponent's case in 60 seconds — and once you have it, you have rebuttals nobody else does.
Some examples
- Ask Claude to steelman your opponent's argument in 200 words.
- Ask ChatGPT for the 5 strongest counterexamples against your own position.
- Ask Gemini to play your opponent and cross-examine you in real time.
- Ask Perplexity for the latest peer-reviewed evidence on both sides since 2024.
Try it!
Pick a topic you feel strongly about. Ask Claude to steelman the opposite. Write down the one point that surprised you.
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