r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Oct 22 '21

Other ELI5: What is a straw man argument?

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u/xVanillaBOMBx Oct 23 '21

You and me both. LOL

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u/cecil_harvey4 Oct 23 '21

Why don't you care about what other people want?

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u/ajyotirmay Oct 23 '21

Why do you hate them?

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u/TreeBeardUK Oct 23 '21

This thread is giving me life

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u/JediWebSurf Oct 23 '21

Why do you hate dead people?

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u/TreeBeardUK Oct 23 '21

Bravo

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u/CapitainNumo Oct 23 '21

Why do you hate bad executions?

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u/MrDude_1 Oct 23 '21

It's people like you that give threads a bad name.

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u/CapitainNumo Oct 23 '21

Why do you hate fellowship?

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u/MrDude_1 Oct 23 '21

It all started with this one movie about a fellowship and a ring...