Straw Man

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Logical fallacy
gptkbp:alternativeName Strawman argument
gptkbp:category Informal fallacy
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:media
gptkb:philosophy
Political discourse
gptkbp:defines A form of argument in which an opponent's position is misrepresented to make it easier to attack
gptkbp:example Person A: We should have stricter gun control. Person B: My opponent believes no one should ever own a gun.
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Straw Man
gptkbp:opposedBy Steel man
gptkbp:relatedTo Ad hominem
False dilemma
Red herring
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:rhetoric
Argumentation
Debate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_James_Kelly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6