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A straw man is when someone doesn't argue against a given claim, but argues against a different claim that's easier to defeat. An anecdote cannot be a straw ma
by jemfinch 16y ago
A straw man is when someone doesn't argue against a given claim, but argues against a different claim that's easier to defeat.
An anecdote cannot be a straw man, and the OP was obviously replying to the claim made by the article.