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A '''straw man fallacy''' (or straw man argument) is a [[logical fallacy|fallacy]] which occurs by first incorrectly attributing an argument to someone, disproving this argument, then claiming that the person was wrong. Straw man arguments are often found in politics. Liberals often make straw man arguments.

A '''straw man fallacy''' (or straw man argument) is a [[logical fallacy|fallacy]] which occurs by first incorrectly attributing an argument to someone, disproving this argument, then claiming that the person was wrong. Straw man arguments are often found in politics.

Straw man arguments can sometimes be hard to detect, because a valid statement may be used in a distorted fashion. For example:

Straw man arguments can sometimes be hard to detect, because a valid statement may be used in a distorted fashion. For example: