Thread:Pinacoin/@comment-31234217-20170719231521/@comment-25404524-20170720231714

Darn, I asked BunsenH what strawman is. I guess I'll copy my interpretation derived from Simple English Wikipedia.

"Straw man is a device or trope used in arguments. The phrase describes a misrepresentation or false version of an argument. This is an informal fallacy. The reasoning is flawed because it distorts issues. A false version of the other side's argument is proved wrong and it looks as if the real argument has been proved wrong."

- Simple English Wikipedia