When you're in the middle of a discussion and you
make a point, and the other person starts rattling off straw men versions of your comment and trying to make you defend the words they just put in your mouth, they are "Cathy Newmaning" you. Named after an infamous debate between
Jordan Peterson and Cathy
Newman.
Alex: Apples are different than oranges
Brenda: So you're saying apples are superior to oranges. So you're saying oranges should be treated less well than apples. So you're saying we should
stop growing oranges and only grow apples from now on. So you're saying it's OK to
burn orange trees because they are a blight on the environment. So you're saying....
Alex: Lol, damn I ain't say none a that shit, quit Cathy Newmaning me