Before you react or share, see the best good-faith argument on the opposing side — sourced, never strawmanned. Built to lower temperature, not score points.
A steelman is the strongest version of an argument you disagree with. Paste any claim below for a live, Claude-generated steelman — or browse the curated sample topics further down, each written by a human editor drawing on real, linked sources.
The goal is to find the real crux — whether two sides are actually arguing about facts, or about values, or both.
Steelman your own claim — live
Claude generates a fresh strongest-case-for and strongest-case-against analysis for whatever you paste in. It's a model of the argument, not a fact-check — read the crux and the balance note before you trust either side.
About the curated topics below
The full Steelman app is a Claude-in-Claude app — the live claim box above uses a language model to construct steelmans on any claim in real time, honestly labeled as modeled, not verified. The sample topics below are different: they were pre-authored by a human editor drawing on real, linked sources, so you always have a vetted fallback if live analysis isn't available or you want sourced material.
Sample topics — pick one to see the dual steelman
The hardest question
Every Steelman card ends with a "What would change your mind?" prompt. It's the most important question in any disagreement. If you can't answer it, you may not be reasoning — you may be rationalizing. We ask it of both sides.
Classroom & Newsroom Mode
Steelman's core is open. The paid Classroom / Newsroom mode adds saved argument libraries, moderated group-discussion threads, and structured assignment framing — ideal for civics courses, editorial boards, and debate teams. Learn more →