Straw man fallacy

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Logical fallacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Strawman argument
gptkbp:category Informal fallacy
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:media
Political discourse
Online discussions
gptkbp:defines Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
gptkbp:effect Distorts original argument
Leads to misunderstanding
Weakens rational debate
gptkbp:example Person A: We should have stricter gun control. Person B: My opponent believes no one should ever own a gun.
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Antoine_Arnauld
17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Straw man fallacy
gptkbp:opposedBy Steel man argument
Fair argumentation
gptkbp:relatedTo Ad hominem
False dilemma
Red herring
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:rhetoric
Debate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Principle_of_Charity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7