Straw Man | Logical Fallacies
An explanation of the Straw Man fallacy. This fallacy occurs when one misrepresents an opposing argument in order to debunk it more easily. This is a mistake as the actual argument is not being addressed.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 The Straw Man Fallacy
2:34 Example 1 – Religion
3:43 Example 2 – Nixon
5:13 Example 3 - Work
6:29 Summary
Critical thinking, logical fallacies, philosophy
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