A logical fallacy where someone unintentionally or purposely twists something someone else says during an arguement. It is mostly used on purpose by oversensitive snowflakes who distort something someone is saying to fit their own narrative or they can begin an argument of their own.
Person reads that an individual passed away due to complications of covid-19 on the media.
Person 1. That person was over 80 and had underlying health conditions.
Person 2. So it's ok for old people are people in ill health to die of covid?
Person 1. Now that there is the classic strawman fallacy. I didn’t say that, I was just stating the possible reasons why he/she passed due to covid-19.
Person 1. That person was over 80 and had underlying health conditions.
Person 2. So it's ok for old people are people in ill health to die of covid?
Person 1. Now that there is the classic strawman fallacy. I didn’t say that, I was just stating the possible reasons why he/she passed due to covid-19.
by Rotten Turkey December 12, 2020
by fred May 11, 2003
A word people on the internet use when they are presented with an example that they have no comeback to.
Person 1: "Look at prohibition when they banned alcohol more people started drinking. Don't you think that happens with drugs too?"
Person 2: "WOW WHAT A STRAWMAN I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO REPLY TO THAT IDIOT!!!"
Person 2: "WOW WHAT A STRAWMAN I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO REPLY TO THAT IDIOT!!!"
by SomeNameIguess October 16, 2020
Sometimes referred to as the "Sovereign Citizen defense" where somebody sets defense of invalid arguments under the law and misinterpret an argument based around the United States is a corporation, spelled their name in all caps, citing rulings that have no bearing whatsoever in their court case. This type of defense is generally used anti-socials looking to avoid any form of accountability.
There's John using the strawman defense filing paperwork that he's not really "John" because they spelled his name in all caps in his discovery file and misusing court rulings from 150 years ago to claim they have no jurisdiction over him so they must let him go.
Darrell Brooks tried this type of argument which is growing im popularity amongst psychopaths and their defense.
Darrell Brooks tried this type of argument which is growing im popularity amongst psychopaths and their defense.
by SchwarzenMann October 30, 2022
An argument strategy in which person A, after calling person B something derogatory, brings up misinformation on a subject which a person rightfully belonging under said derogatory label would be passionate about, even if the information is relatively common knowledge. If person B is struggling for a rebuttal and decides to instead criticize person A's lack of understanding of the subject as a means of degrading them, they will instead end up lending validity to person A's insult by appearing to be knowledgeable on topics which a person belonging to the derogatory label would normally be knowledgeable on. Anyone attempting a Fool's Strawman can appear less intelligent and jock-ish due to the nature of the maneuver, but is usually of higher intelligence than the person they are roasting. It is best explained by example:
A: Wow, I bet you jerk off to those Chinese hentais you f***ing f**g.
B: Haha, those are Japanese not Chinese, you can't even get that right? R****d.
A: I wouldn't know, I don't watch that s**t... you would know though.
As we can see, B falls right into the Fool's Strawman by showing some degree of knowledge on the topic of hentai, thus making A's accusations more credible. Let's keep going:
B: Wow you're so edgy, f***ing memelord using tricks he learned on Urban Dictionary and s**t.
A: What the f**k is a memelord? Are you one of those 4chan f****ts? Are you gonna be triggered if I don't get your gender right?
B: That's not a 4chan thing, that's Tumblr!
A: Sorry, I don't sit on my computer jerking off to hentai and going on 4chan instead of talking to girls.
B: Haha, those are Japanese not Chinese, you can't even get that right? R****d.
A: I wouldn't know, I don't watch that s**t... you would know though.
As we can see, B falls right into the Fool's Strawman by showing some degree of knowledge on the topic of hentai, thus making A's accusations more credible. Let's keep going:
B: Wow you're so edgy, f***ing memelord using tricks he learned on Urban Dictionary and s**t.
A: What the f**k is a memelord? Are you one of those 4chan f****ts? Are you gonna be triggered if I don't get your gender right?
B: That's not a 4chan thing, that's Tumblr!
A: Sorry, I don't sit on my computer jerking off to hentai and going on 4chan instead of talking to girls.
by R@D November 8, 2016
keep just bringing up different random arguments that are way easier to argue about, because you know more about them
person 1: the letter h is better because it is harder to break
person 2: h causes extra weight which means less efficiency and reliability, it is also less aerodynamic
person 1: this isn't F1 stop using the strawman method
person 2: h causes extra weight which means less efficiency and reliability, it is also less aerodynamic
person 1: this isn't F1 stop using the strawman method
by h_lover28 January 20, 2022