STRAWMAN
The
strawman or straw man, seems to be the only logical fallacy that most midwits online have ever heard of (except for maybe ad hominem). It does matter how irrelevant it is to the conversation, if the
midwit is losing the argument they'll accuse you of using a "strawman". Most of them don't really know the definition. Also known as an "
Aunt Sally" in the UK, or a "straw person" if you're woke.
Strawman
by UltimateDoge on Sep 04, 2021 08:59:32
Example:
Person A: I think driving under the influence of alcohol is bad.
Person 2:
Oh so we should ban alcohol?
Person 1: Well that's a
strawman and a half......
Strawmanning
by Netal Beattie on Nov 17, 2011 09:34:54
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.
Example:
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!
strawmanized
by charliemiller on Feb 03, 2005 04:32:42
to incorrectly and unfairly make an opponent's argument seem as if it hold no water or has no weight nor bearing, as if the argument were a man, it would be easy to
pushover. From a
logic error when breaking down arguments, the "
strawman" response to an argument.
Example:
Bush claimed that by voting down weapons
ordinances,
Kerry was against national defense, but he had really just strawmanized
Kerry's argument.
strawman
by Captain Neatoman on Oct 18, 2004 12:39:45
1. Any political issue that holds little or no importance intended to
sway voters, usually by fear.
2. A manufactured resistance to an issue, related to
astroturfing.
3. A
scapegoat.
strawman
by UltimateDoge on Dec 12, 2020 18:58:21
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.
Example:
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.
Strawman
by Hym Iam on Dec 04, 2020 21:28:48
Creating a
caricature for your
opposition so you don't have to
contest with the actual arguments. Willfully misrepresenting an argument so you don't have to be wrong.
Example:
He used words to prove I was wrong. So, I ignored what he said and created a
strawman to
beat up on in front of my friends. They will agree with whatever I say
because of course they are going to believe me over them. And they saw me beat up that strawman so they don't see any reason to listen to what he has to say. They will never know the difference between what his actual argument was and the strawman I created to represent their argument.
strawmanized
by fred on May 11, 2003 16:08:15
strawman
by SomeNameIguess on Oct 17, 2020 03:47:19
Example:
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!!!"
strawmanized
by bob on May 11, 2003 16:06:24