What is a strawman argument?

Question

I’ve read the definition, I’ve tried to figure it out, I feel so stupid.

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Answer 1

Basically misrepresenting the other person’s argument and then “defeating” that argument, since you misrepresented their position it makes it easy to rip apart like a straw man since you are dismantling a position that they don’t actually hold. https://youtu.be/appAq7fQzSg