Straw man
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A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent.
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See also
- Aunt Sally
- Ad hominem
- Devil's advocate
- Cherry picking (fallacy)
- Cognitive bias
- Concern troll
- Cratylism
- Fallacy of quoting out of context
- List of fallacies
- Media manipulation
- Pooh-pooh
- Red herring
- Tilting at windmills
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