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| − | [[category:logical fallacies]]A [[straw man argument]] is any argument which misrepresents an opposing view in a way that is trivially easy to argue against. Naive or willing listeners may not recognize that the opposing argument ''itself'' has not been refuted, but merely an inaccurate "straw man" representation of it. | + | [[page type::article]] |
| + | [[thing type::logical fallacy]] | ||
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| + | ==About== | ||
| + | A [[straw man argument]] is any argument which misrepresents an opposing view in a way that is trivially easy to argue against. Naive or willing listeners may not recognize that the opposing argument ''itself'' has not been refuted, but merely an inaccurate "straw man" representation of it. | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * {{wikipedia|Straw man}} | ||
| + | * {{conservapedia|Straw man fallacy}} | ||
| + | * {{!in|dkosopedia}}: no information as of 2012-12-09 | ||
| + | * {{rationalwiki|Straw man}} | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 9 December 2012
About
A straw man argument is any argument which misrepresents an opposing view in a way that is trivially easy to argue against. Naive or willing listeners may not recognize that the opposing argument itself has not been refuted, but merely an inaccurate "straw man" representation of it.
Links
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
dKosopedia: no information as of 2012-12-09- RationalWiki
