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That isn't what a straw man is... A straw man is typically used to indicate that you think someone has misrepresented your position, and then attacked the misr
by UnoriginalGuy 13y ago
That isn't what a straw man is...
A straw man is typically used to indicate that you think someone has misrepresented your position, and then attacked the misrepresentation rather than the real position you hold.
For example:
A: The world looks flat because you cannot see over the horizon.
B: THE WORLD IS NOT FLAT! THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN! I mean if the world was flat how would satellites work? Idiot.
A: I never said the world is flat. I said the world LOOKS flat.
B: Are you an idiot? The world is NOT flat. This has been proven time and time again, you can literally sail around the world on a cruise ship...
A: That's a nice straw man you have there. Let me know when you win the argument with yourself about the flatness of the world...
- LekkoscPiwa 13y agoon the other hand there are people who will accuse you of hmm... "straw manning" them even though you are not. There are situations where instead of facing argument that makes sense your partner in discussion will accuse you of using 'straw man' tactics. Now if you combine this with your oponent being a woman (I'm a victim of a brute male now!), you are done. If the straw man accusation is true, it's really simple to prove you were manouvered into that using quotes from the thread. It'll just become clear and obvious. Just hysterically yelling there : "Straw Man! Straw Man!" doesn't look serious. You take the response apart and show the dirty tacts not just call names and cry. That's weak.
- stevewilhelm 13y agoOdd, I use straw man to mean an initial proposal. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_proposal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_proposal