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teachback:
Your mom's a straw man....lol.
No, seriously- just what do ppl mean when they use this word?
BuzzKill:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man_argument
Basically - a fake. A pretender. A poser - used to deflect and confuse an issue. Also, a fake, as in a person of pretended power; ability, education and so on - who really has none of the above. A figure head kind of thing - only when you say Straw man - you infer they are disposable - unlike the all important figure head. When you are done with a straw man, you can burn him. You need not offer severance pay or anything of the kind.
A straw man argument is putting words in your opponents mouth your opponent didn't say - to make your opponent look to be making a poor argument. Happens in politics all the time.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-06-11 19:27:00, Frank Discussion wrote:
Your mom's a straw man....lol.
No, seriously- just what do ppl mean when they use this word?
--- End quote ---
I was referring to the word "advocate" not "straw man" ..but thanks just the same.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-06-11 20:18:00, Anonymous wrote:
--- Quote ---
On 2006-06-11 19:27:00, Frank Discussion wrote:
Your mom's a straw man....lol.
No, seriously- just what do ppl mean when they use this word?
--- End quote ---
I was referring to the word "advocate" not "straw man" ..but thanks just the same.
--- End quote ---
What is an "advocate"?
Anonymous:
1 : one that pleads the cause of another; specifically : one that pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court
2 : one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal
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