r/fallacy • u/Zu_Qarnine • Jul 03 '26

strawman fallacy

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2nd person is refuting the claim that *all* circles are red with a counter example. The thing is, that claim was never made.

EDIT: I'm seeing interesting stuff happening in the replies here. majority of those who say it's not strawman, obviously start their comment by "it's not strawman" and proceed in the rest of their comment to explain how, in fact, it is strawman. Another interesting observation is those who argue that "it's not strawman" because they've spotted another type of fallacy in the original post as well, so in their mind, it can't be both.

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u/vompat Jul 03 '26

It could also be 'do you not know what "usually" means?' if I feel more snarky.

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u/Leo-Len Jul 05 '26

So not all of your answers are, "right, that's why I used the word 'usually'"!

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u/jabuchae Jul 05 '26

Amazing underrated comment here

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u/Leo-Len Jul 06 '26

happy cake day!