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Strawman
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I have seen this a few times on the P+D board.
What is it exactly? Anyone help me out?
What is it exactly? Anyone help me out?
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Meh.
doesn't sound too technical though does it?
issit?
It'a a falacious argument that is presented on 'behalf' of one by an opponent in order to be 'knocked down'. Take yesterday's 'Question Time', where a woman claimed that Eddie Izzard performed the 'Freudian slip' of saying he didn't like the European constitution, when he actually said no more than that he had 'a problem' with it. Misrepresenting your opponent's argument/s to mislead an audience/electorate is the essence of a 'straw man'.
Thanks all. :thumb:
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