TYPE OF FALLACIES PART 2
Straw man Fallacy
A fallacy is an argument or belief based on erroneous reasoning. In the straw man fallacy, someone attacks a position the opponent doesn’t really hold.
Straw man fallacies are a cheap and easy way to make one’s position look stronger than it is. Using this fallacy, opposing views are characterized as “non-starters,” lifeless, truthless, and wholly unreliable.
This fallacy can be unethical if it’s done on purpose, deliberately mischaracterizing the opponent’s position for the sake of deceiving others. But often the straw man fallacy is accidental, because one doesn’t realize he or she is oversimplifying a nuanced position, or misrepresenting a narrow, cautious claim as if it were broad and foolhardy.
Exhibit A Posted by Ted (2015, June 22) Downloaded from https://www.credocourses.com/blog/2015/the-straw-man-fallacy-and-the-nature-of-god/ |
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Exhibit B Posted by ME.ME ( 2017, April 26) Downloaded from https://me.me/i/the-upturned-microscope-presents-logical-fallacies-in-the-lab-the-13355962 |
Exhibit C Downloaded from http://vaqif.net/straw-man-argument-examples# |
Exhibit D Downloaded from https://dogncatcomic.wordpress.com/comic/straw-man-fallacy/ (2015, November 4) |
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