Yep. Related is what SlateStarCodex called the "weak man" argument. Basically, you make a strawman argument: rather than arguing whatever point your opponent w

Yep. Related is what SlateStarCodex called the "weak man" argument. Basically, you make a strawman argument: rather than arguing whatever point your opponent was claiming, you make something up and argue against that instead. But since you're arguing on the internet, you can always find some dipshit somewhere who actually supports the insane thing you made up. So you turn to your opponent and say "look at what your side believes!" https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweap...