Wed Aug 02, 2006, 11:04pm
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Originally Posted by jwwashburn
That is a straw man argument and you know it.
Joe
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No, not really.
" A straw man argument is a rhetorical technique based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is to create a position that is easy to refute, then attribute that position to the opponent."
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