eli5 Whats a “Straw man fallacy”?
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Pretending somebody said something dumber than they really said, and then criticizing that instead of criticizing what they actually said.
If you say it can be bad for one’s health to eat too much sweets, and I reply “Really? You think I’ll die from a candy bar? Ridiculous.” then I’m using the strawman fallacy.
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