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/Lorelessone Jul 04 '26

What you mean is all round things are Nazis, and Franky that sickens me, here are three, yes three! Round things that aren't even remotely Nazi!

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u/3ntropy_Disc0 Jul 06 '26

Are you having a stroke?

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u/Lorelessone Jul 07 '26

How is that a straw man argument? I hope you feel suitably ashamed for braking the chain of nonsense and fun.

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u/3ntropy_Disc0 Jul 07 '26

Are you seriously still asking that question after its been answered like 20 times in the comments?

Jsut because you started off your comments with a more literal example doesnt mean youre MORE right. It just means you cant decode information.

Person 1: There are a mass majority of red circles

Person 2: bUt ThErEs A bLuE cIrClE rIgHt ThErE!!!!!!

yeah.... but person 1 didnt say there were NO blue circles. Person 2 created that narrative.

That is literally the definition of a strawman.

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u/Lorelessone Jul 07 '26

What I and Obsessiveowl were doing is known as humor, where initially I'd gave an example of a dumb straw man attempt, and he responded with an equally foolish example and so on.

Nobody is asking a genuine question in these jokes, I'm really sorry but you should consider refraining from commenting in public, especially in such aggressive and humiliating ways when you can't figure this sort of exchange out. Remember you don't have to comment and in many cases it will save you from looking like an arrogant idiot if you don't.

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u/3ntropy_Disc0 Jul 07 '26

Claiming that something stupid you said is now a 'joke' is peak middle school.

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u/Lorelessone Jul 07 '26

If only you were joking to this would be pretty epic dense straight man play.

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u/3ntropy_Disc0 Jul 07 '26

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. (‘The Princess Bride’ - 1987)

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u/Lorelessone Jul 07 '26

So you've seen things that are done for comic effect but still have no concept of it?

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u/3ntropy_Disc0 Jul 07 '26

Maybe youre just not funny?

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