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MrUnlucky-0N3 t1_iu9h86g wrote

Reply to comment by ABinturong in ELI5: What is a “Strawman” argument? by dclover27

A strawman argument is especially powerful outside of an actual debate, when you can't immediately react. If someone uses a strawman in e.g. an article, someone might never see your response, so there is no real defense in that case.

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ABinturong t1_iu9i2n4 wrote

Is it ever valuable to just straight up end discourse with a power move, like just labelling them a coward for not addressing your point, since all they're about are optics in that case.

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