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Straw man

Changing someone's argument into a weaker or sillier one - bigger, with "all" or "never" added - and arguing against that instead.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can spot a claim swapped for a sillier one, and avoid building one by saying the other person's view back first.

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    Foundation

    You can spot a claim swapped for a sillier one, and avoid building one by saying the other person's view back first.

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    Logical fallacyThe straw man is one of the common fallacies.

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What's still between you and Straw man, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1ClaimDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  2. 2ArgumentDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  3. 3ValidityDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  4. 4Logical fallacyDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  5. 5Straw manDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic

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