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api · 2021-10-11 07:14:24

Yes that’s another part of the dynamic. The nuts form ready made living straw men to criticize to avoid engaging with more challenging arguments.

brandnewlow | karma 7430 | avg karma 4.07 · | 2010-12-30 06:48:35+00:00

Strawman argument is straw-like.

safety1st | karma 4159 | avg karma 5.47 · | 2023-05-16 01:35:16

Is knocking down straw men a regular thing for you?

rootsofallevil | karma 131 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2021-03-21 16:36:52

that's an interesting take, what would you consider strawman arguments in the article?

hellisothers | karma 1099 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2019-03-14 21:36:53+00:00

They’re employing classic straw man argument

CrazyPyroLinux | karma 234 | avg karma 0.74 · | 2021-09-23 13:51:52

Or maybe they're strawmen!

einhverfr | karma 5546 | avg karma 1.68 · | 2011-11-05 10:49:35+00:00

One might think that it ceases to be a straw man when someone rushes to defend it.

ckuehne | karma 1267 | avg karma 6.63 · | 2009-09-18 18:18:51+00:00

Ahem, straw men arguments?

bufferoverflow | karma 5508 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2020-10-11 16:28:58

Why do some people engage in straw man?

exabrial | karma 16024 | avg karma 2.67 · | 2024-04-16 14:14:46

That would be what is called 'attacking a straw man'

adrr | karma 6800 | avg karma 2.66 · | 2023-04-28 10:55:37

What’s with the strawman arguments?

anm89 | karma 8352 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2023-02-04 20:53:46

I've been told many times that strawmen make effective arguments.

untog | karma 43841 | avg karma 4.88 · | 2020-08-12 12:23:32

Isn’t that a glaring strawman argument?

api | karma 31631 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2022-01-19 06:08:23

I’ve heard that called the “weak man” as opposed to the straw man. Almost all debate I hear is against the weakest or nuttiest form of an argument.

Apocryphon | karma 19248 | avg karma 1.97 · | 2023-04-11 11:23:27

Straw men?

oehtXRwMkIs | karma 466 | avg karma 1.57 · | 2021-03-26 21:06:58

I've noticed that many commenters on this insightful orange website like to bash on strawmen extrapolated from the headline or intro paragraph. They seem to think that this will make them come across as a critical thinker.

danlugo92 | karma 482 | avg karma 0.7 · | 2022-04-11 09:30:53

> Strawman

danlugo92 | karma 482 | avg karma 0.7 · | 2022-04-14 18:25:30

> strawman

danlugo92 | karma 482 | avg karma 0.7 · | 2022-04-15 13:48:58

> strawman

anshorei | karma 143 | avg karma 1.72 · | 2021-06-14 21:47:28+00:00

And that's what we call "strawmanning".