Topic: Straw man (noun)

Anonymous A started this discussion 2 years ago #113,581

> an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.

Minichan in a nutshell.

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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 25 minutes later[^] [v] #1,257,728

It's kind of the opposite around here though. Many of our most prolific posters seem to be straw men. Communal punching bags.

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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 54 seconds later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,729

@previous (B)
There it is.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,739

@previous (A)
Seems like I struck a nerve :)

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 25 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,749

@previous (B)
Oh. Hey, Catherine.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 40 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,761

@previous (C)
Cato. It's Cato now.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,782

@1,257,739 (B)
Seems like you have been intellectually checkmated.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 15 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,783

@previous (D)
> intellectually
> Minichan

lol

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 2 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,804

Good strawmen, like good farmers, are outstanding in their field.

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boof joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 41 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,257,807

if I only had a bran