The "steel man" approach is the polar opposite. The steel man, as writer Robin Sloan describes, needs a debater to locate the best form of her opponent's argument and then dispute with it. Explain to your opponent what you believe they mean, then ask them whether they agree, and then fight with them. For example, if your opponent says that they like Facebook because it's useful, you could say that you think there are also other reasons why they might use it, such as socializing or chatting with friends. Then you could fight for each reason until you both agree that Facebook is more than just useful. This method requires much more debate skill from you, the steel man, since you aren't simply arguing with your opponent's argument but rather trying to find their strongest point and then fighting against it. This method will take longer to complete than the others. Finally, the last method is called the "parry and thrust" method. In this method, you would use one of two different approaches to debate: parrying and striking or striking and striking back. Parrying and striking involves giving your opponent's argument a name and then arguing against it. For example, if your opponent claims that Facebook is just useful, you could say that you believe there are also other reasons why they might use it, such as socializing or chatting with friends.