straw man fallacy
The "straw man fallacy" occurs when someone misrepresents or oversimplifies an opponent's argument and then attacks that distorted version, rather than addressing the original argument itself.
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- debate tactics
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- fictitious arguments
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- logical errors
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- reasoning errors
- red herring fallacy
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