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> A strawman is when you attack a claim that was not actually made by your opponent. ... > I can show them to you, but you will probably just say that I am ex
by JackFr 10y ago
> A strawman is when you attack a claim that was not actually made by your opponent.
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> I can show them to you, but you will probably just say that I am exaggerating and that this is a different situation.
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- dredmorbius 10y agoWhich is precisely what proceeded to happen: "I don't believe any of your suggestions are true in a way that don't apply to public spaces in general. I wouldn't do "thing x" in case the wrong people saw, but that includes the possibility of a friend of my boss seeing me making out with his wife so I'm not going to do that where I might be seen." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13220139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13220139