Strawman

What is a Straw Man Argument

• A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.

• an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

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Joe says he likes cats. Mark said he must hate dogs because he preferred cats over dogs. Who is conducting straw man fallacy here?

• Joe

• Mark

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What is the basic structure of a straw man argument

• consists of Person A making a claim, Person B creating a distorted version of the claim, and then Person B attacking this distorted version in order to refute Person A's original assertion.

• an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.

• A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.

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Person 1: “Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.”

Person 2: Self-driving cars aren’t safe! Did you hear about the self-driving Uber SUV that killed a pedestrian in Arizona?

who committed the straw man?

• Person 1

• Person 2

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Parent: No dessert until you finish your chicken and vegetables!

Child: You only love me when I eat.

who committed the straw man

• Parent

• Child