Difference between revisions of "Template:Strawman"

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Strawman: This fallacy sets up a weakened or caricatured version of the opponent's argument. The speaker then proceeds to demolish the weak version of the argument, and claim victory. In this case, the author misrepresented our argument in order to make it easier to attack.
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Strawman: The author sets up a weakened or caricatured version of the opponent's argument. The author then proceeds to demolish the weak version of the argument, and claim victory. In this case, the author misrepresented our argument in order to make it easier to attack.

Revision as of 01:27, 14 August 2015

Strawman: The author sets up a weakened or caricatured version of the opponent's argument. The author then proceeds to demolish the weak version of the argument, and claim victory. In this case, the author misrepresented our argument in order to make it easier to attack.