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| + | == Example == |
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| + | In the above example [[Robert Brockway]] proposes that a large increase in the number of women in a profession changes the profession itself. Tekla then makes a poor attempt at a straw man, making a claim about Robert's statements that cannot be reasonably inferred.<ref>https://twitter.com/Tekla_Too/status/1659554351994769410</ref><ref>https://archive.is/g3JdS</ref> |
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| + | == References == |
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| + | [[Category: Fallacies]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 19 May 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
Example
In the above example Robert Brockway proposes that a large increase in the number of women in a profession changes the profession itself. Tekla then makes a poor attempt at a straw man, making a claim about Robert's statements that cannot be reasonably inferred.[1][2]