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A strawman argument is a fallacy in debate where you assign a position to your debate opponent that they do not hold and debate against that statement instead of the actual statement. For example, in a debate about whether or not cats should be allowed outdoors, if someone in favor of letting cats outdoors says “my opponent says that cats should not get any playtime” that would be a strawman. It’s changing the opponents position from “cats shouldn’t be let outside” to “cats shouldn’t be allowed to play at all.” It’s a way to appear like you’re winning an argument against someone without actually arguing against what they’re saying.
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