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[[File:Straw man argument about minimum wage.jpg|thumb|right|A straw argument. Libertarians don't claim that eliminating the minimum wage would improve workers' play. They claim that it would reduce unemployment.]] | |||
A '''straw man''' argument is one that distorts an opponent's arguments in order to weaken them and thereby make it easier to refute them. Straw manning is considered a violation of the conventions of constructive [[argumentation]].{{Fact}} | A '''straw man''' argument is one that distorts an opponent's arguments in order to weaken them and thereby make it easier to refute them. Straw manning is considered a violation of the conventions of constructive [[argumentation]].{{Fact}} | ||
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A straw man argument is one that distorts an opponent's arguments in order to weaken them and thereby make it easier to refute them. Straw manning is considered a violation of the conventions of constructive argumentation.[citation needed]
References
Links
- "Krugman's Straw-Man Market System" by William L. Anderson, January 2011
- Straw man at Wikipedia