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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

news 内の GuacamoleFanatic によるリンク The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman knew about the attack ahead of time and then hindered the criminal investigation when she lied to FBI agents after the shooting, say prosecutors who will be in a California court Wednesday to discuss transferring her to Florida.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Gish Gallop":


The Gish Gallop is the fallacious debate tactic of drowning your opponent in a flood of individually-weak arguments in order to prevent rebuttal of the whole argument collection without great effort. The Gish Gallop is a belt-fed version of the on the spot fallacy, as it's unreasonable for anyone to have a well-composed answer immediately available to every argument present in the Gallop. The Gish Gallop is named after creationist Duane Gish, who often abused it.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

news 内の GuacamoleFanatic によるリンク The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman knew about the attack ahead of time and then hindered the criminal investigation when she lied to FBI agents after the shooting, say prosecutors who will be in a California court Wednesday to discuss transferring her to Florida.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Ad Hominem":


Argumentum ad hominem (from the Latin, "to the person") is an informal logical fallacy that occurs when someone attempts to refute an argument by attacking the source making it rather than the argument itself. The fallacy is a subset of the genetic fallacy as it attacks the source of the argument, which is irrelevant to to the truth or falsity of the argument. An ad hominem should not be confused with an insult, which attacks the person but does not seek to rebut the person's argument. Of note: if the subject of discussion is whether somebody is credible -- eg, "believe X because I am Y" -- then it is not an ad hominem to criticize their qualifications.

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Hi! Here's a summary of the term "Strawman":


A straw man is logical fallacy that occurs when a debater intentionally misrepresents their opponent's argument as a weaker version and rebuts that weak & fake version rather than their opponent's genuine argument. Intentional strawmanning usually has the goal of [1] avoiding real debate against their opponent's real argument, because the misrepresenter risks losing in a fair debate, or [2] making the opponent's position appear ridiculous and thus win over bystanders.

Unintentional misrepresentations are also possible, but in this case, the misrepresenter would only be guilty of simple ignorance. While their argument would still be fallacious, they can be at least excused of malice.