Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
logical fallacy
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
straw man argument
strawman fallacy |
| gptkbp:category |
argumentative technique
informal fallacy |
| gptkbp:commonIn |
political discourse
online discussions |
| gptkbp:defines |
A form of argument in which an opponent's position is misrepresented to make it easier to attack.
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| gptkbp:effect |
distorts argument
misleads audience |
| gptkbp:example |
Person A: We should have stricter gun control. Person B: My opponent believes no one should ever own a gun.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Straw Man
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| gptkbp:logicalForm |
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
steel man
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
false dilemma
ad hominem red herring |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:media
gptkb:military gptkb:politics gptkb:rhetoric |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Edward_Burra
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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