Strawperson

nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026

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a fallacious argument which irrelevantly attacks a position that appears similar to, but is actually different from, an opponent's position, and concludes that the opponent's real position has thereby been refuted.

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§1: a fallacious argument which irrelevantly attacks a position that appears similar to, but is actually different from, an opponent's position, and concludes that the opponent's real position has thereby been refuted.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: a fallacious argument which irrelevantly attacks a position that appears similar to, but is actually different from, an opponent's position, and concludes that the opponent's real position has thereby been refuted.
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