eli5 Whats a “Straw man fallacy”?
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The straw man fallacy occurs when an opponent responds to your argument with a distorted, exaggerated, or completely made up version of what you said and then argues against it instead of your original actual argument.
Example 1:
You: I think teachers deserve better pay considering how hard the work.
Opponent: OP wants us to give teachers million dollar salaries! That’s crazy! We can’t afford that!
Example 2:
You: I prefer pizza to tacos.
Opponent: OP hates Mexicans! OP is a racist!
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