by Deshawn Jaxx August 28, 2017
Get the braun strowman mug.When you misrepresent a someone's statement as a ridiculous claim they never said so that you can more easily "defeat" them. A bad faith debate tactic that should be frowned upon.
Think of the strawman as a dummy you have crafted yourself so that you can knock it down and pretend like you've won.
Think of the strawman as a dummy you have crafted yourself so that you can knock it down and pretend like you've won.
Person 1: "This ice cream is delicious."
Person 2: "Yes, but if you ONLY ate ice cream, you'd get fat and your teeth would rot out. Therefore, you shouldn't be enjoying that ice cream knowing that it could be harming you!"
Person 1: "I never said I was ONLY going to eat ice cream. That's a straw man. Also, leave me alone and let me enjoy my ice cream in peace. You're annoying me."
Person 2: "Yes, but if you ONLY ate ice cream, you'd get fat and your teeth would rot out. Therefore, you shouldn't be enjoying that ice cream knowing that it could be harming you!"
Person 1: "I never said I was ONLY going to eat ice cream. That's a straw man. Also, leave me alone and let me enjoy my ice cream in peace. You're annoying me."
by Papergrin August 6, 2021
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A logic fallacy involving the purposeful misrepresentation of an argument in order to strike it down.
by Cromage April 25, 2004
Get the straw man mug.It is one of the oldest tricks in the book to make a purposeful misrepresentation of another person's position and then arguing against the fictitious position, knocking it down. It is the straw man rhetorical fallacy.
Man 1 sets up a weak position and attributes it to Man 2, then attacks the weak position; like setting up and fighting a straw man, easily knocking it down. Then the opponent, Man 2 is drawn into defending himself against the misrepresentations, and Man 1 doesn't have to talk about his opponents actual position.
Man 1 sets up a weak position and attributes it to Man 2, then attacks the weak position; like setting up and fighting a straw man, easily knocking it down. Then the opponent, Man 2 is drawn into defending himself against the misrepresentations, and Man 1 doesn't have to talk about his opponents actual position.
Mary began lecturing John about the benefits of immigration for our country after John spoke in favor of building a wall along the border. But Mary was fighting a straw man because John is actually in favor of legal immigration; he just wants it done in an orderly manner so the drug cartels cannot easily cross the border undetected.
by topcat1957 August 5, 2016
Get the straw man mug.A type of trolling where the Troller attempts to pwn someone by claiming something they said means something totally different to what that actually meant.
Innocent Person: "I think it is important that school children wear school uniforms".
Strawmanning Person: "Hitler believed in people wearing uniforms, are you trying to make all children Nazis?"
Innocent Person: No, that is not at all what I meant!
Strawmanning Person: Ha! I pwned you!
Strawmanning Person: "Hitler believed in people wearing uniforms, are you trying to make all children Nazis?"
Innocent Person: No, that is not at all what I meant!
Strawmanning Person: Ha! I pwned you!
by Netal Beattie November 16, 2011
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Get the Stramango mug.1. Scarecrow which is flimsy and fragile. Therefore, straw man document or straw man proposal means it is a “flimsy” document that is just an initial draft of a subject which is expected to be modified by others
2. A debate technique used to refute an opposing view by misrepresenting the opposing side and then attribute that deliberately misrepresented view to the opponents.
2. A debate technique used to refute an opposing view by misrepresenting the opposing side and then attribute that deliberately misrepresented view to the opponents.
Someone should start to write a straw man document before we can have discussion for all the details.
The opposition party has conjured up a bogus image before proceeding to knock it down. They are using that bogus image or fallacy as a straw man for the false and scurrilous claim
The opposition party has conjured up a bogus image before proceeding to knock it down. They are using that bogus image or fallacy as a straw man for the false and scurrilous claim
by vanderpol August 3, 2010
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