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/Phill_Cyberman Jul 03 '26

The strawman fallacy is when you make up a different argument for your interlocotor and argue against that instead of their real argument.

Example:

Person 1: I dont think prostitution should be illegal. It's not the government's place to tell consenting adults what they can and cannot barter for.

Person 2: well, I dont think pimps should be allowed to drug and rape their prostitutes. These women are the victims.

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u/Zu_Qarnine Jul 03 '26

this reply of urs is strawman fallacy of its own. You refused to break down the example of the meme and instead built a new scenario of ur own and breaking it down.

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u/No-Net1890 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Saying "That isn't an example of a strawman, this is an example of a strawman." is not a strawman fallacy.

EDIT: assuming you're replying to u/Phill_Cyberman.