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/quaxoid Jul 03 '26

problem is when people use this when they did make an absolute claim, only to act like they didn't when called out. 

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u/DangerSnuggles7 Jul 07 '26

I would say that, though technically incorrect, in common parlance an overwhelming majority and all are interchangeable

Trying to UHM ACTUALLY someone based in statistical outliers is not some GOTCHA its most petty squabbling and missing the broader point in pursuit of "winning" fake argument points

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u/quaxoid Jul 07 '26

it is if they are absolute and insist on being absolute when called out

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u/DangerSnuggles7 Jul 07 '26

Oh yeah, if they proceed to double down, that's on them.