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The idea that the most strident and extreme argument is a valid summation of an entire position is a very common form of straw man. Just because someone said it
by InclinedPlane 13y ago
The idea that the most strident and extreme argument is a valid summation of an entire position is a very common form of straw man. Just because someone said it (even if that someone was famous, even if what was said got a lot of coverage) doesn't not make it the strongest argument for that position. And as with all straw men refuting one argument for a position hardly classifies as refuting the position entirely.
- timr 13y agoI'm not attempting to "refute" all pro-nuclear arguments. I'm just pointing out that we're not very good at predicting what might go wrong, so it's good to be modest about our reach. (But yes, let's talk about straw-man arguments.)