Straw man or straw dog fallacy/argument/proposal/approach

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Straw man or straw dog fallacy/argument/proposal/approach

Definition

A rhetorical tactic where an argument is misrepresented to make it easier to refute.

Language

English

Type

Floramorph

Subcategory

Grasses, Weeds, Herbs, and Mosses

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Nouns: Things/Terms/Labels