Fallacy of the Day Strawman

What is a Straw Man Argument

• A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.

• an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

• I don't know

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Joe says he likes cats. Mark said he must hate dogs because he preferred cats over dogs. Who is conducting straw man fallacy here?

• Joe

• Mark

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What is the basic structure of a straw man argument

• consists of Person A making a claim, Person B creating a distorted version of the claim, and then Person B attacking this distorted version in order to refute Person A's original assertion.

• an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.

• A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, meanwhile the proper idea of argument under discussion was not addressed or properly refuted.

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Person 1: “Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.”

Person 2: Self-driving cars aren’t safe! Did you hear about the self-driving Uber SUV that killed a pedestrian in Arizona?

who committed the straw man?

• Person 1

• Person 2

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Parent: No dessert until you finish your chicken and vegetables!

Child: You only love me when I eat.

who committed the straw man

• Parent

• Child

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Caroline says that she thinks her friends should not be so rude to the new girl. Jenna says that she cannot believe that Caroline is choosing to be better friends with the new girl than the girls who have always known her.

who committed the straw man?

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What is the most effective way to avoid a Straw Man argument?

• Repeat the original issue at hand when the opponent tries to steer it off course

• Use clear, precise language

• Point out the Straw Man in the room and explain to your opponent what a Straw Man argument is

• All of the above

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What is the basic structure of a Straw man?

• Just grab a bunch of straw and make a man:)

• Attack the view and knock it down easily and Build up a flimsy version of an opponent’s view

• Build up a flimsy version of an opponent’s view and Attack that view and knock it down easily

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Which one of these is a Straw Man Argument?

• Person 1: Pollution from humans contributes to climate change

  Person 2: So you think humans are directly responsible for extreme whether, like hurricanes and caused drought?

• You cannot prove that God does not exist; therefore God exists

• Everyone loves Rebecca, because she is so popular.

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Which one of these is a Straw Man Argument?

• I thought you cared about other people, but I didn't see you at the fundraiser for the Harris Family.

• if my brother likes to eat a lot of pizza and French fries, and he is healthy, I can say that pizza and French fries are healthy and don't really make a person fat.

• Person 1: I believe sport hunting is immoral

  Person 2: So you want everyone to be vegetarian because animals are more important than people?

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