I guess the "weak men" correspond to examples of the "selection form" of a straw man argument. However, I still think the "weak men" analogy may be useful. A lo

I guess the "weak men" correspond to examples of the "selection form" of a straw man argument. However, I still think the "weak men" analogy may be useful. A lot of real-world cases where I consider "weak men" to be used aren't in arguments per se, but rather in how media frames and covers issues - it's what I would otherwise call "curation bias." In fact I think it's really a combination between confirmation bias and extrapolating very anecdotal evidence to large groups of people.