A 'strawmanner' is someone who makes up a person, usually embodying a stereotype, to get mad about or use as an example in arguments. Basically, it's someone who makes a strawman that isn't real and uses it as a sort of punching bag.
p1: Man, p3 is a total strawmanner.
p3: You're just like that one woke liberal leftist who gets triggered by everything.
p2: I don't see any "woke liberal leftists" getting triggered by everything.
p1: See, p3 is strawmanning!
p3: You're just like that one woke liberal leftist who gets triggered by everything.
p2: I don't see any "woke liberal leftists" getting triggered by everything.
p1: See, p3 is strawmanning!
by stukid_idiot November 26, 2023
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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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