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No one ever said it would. There's a term for this (I forget it now), but what this person is doing is setting up an easy target to be torn down by creating a
by bionsuba 10y ago
No one ever said it would.
There's a term for this (I forget it now), but what this person is doing is setting up an easy target to be torn down by creating a ridiculous opinion no one has. Then the author can be seen as the victor; it's really dishonest, and it should make everyone question the veracity of the whole article.
- actsasbuffoon 10y agoI believe you're looking for "Straw Man Argument": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_argument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_argument
- plehoux 10y agoThis.