Rhetoric’s Pitfall: the Straw Man Fallacy Unveiled
Words: 366 2035Ever been in a debate and found the other person twisting your words, only to knock down an argument you never made? Welcome to the world of the straw man fallacy, where your points get distorted into something unrecognizable and then easily torn apart. It's like someone saying you hate fun because you don't want to go bungee jumping. Sounds absurd, right? That's the straw man fallacy for you – taking an argument, turning it into a flimsy version (the […]