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[[File:Strawmanguthing_1968.jpg|link=Visual Pun|frame|Your argument did not address his, but nice try. ]]
 
{{quote| ''A straw man argument is one based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To 'set up a straw man' or 'set up a straw man argument' is to describe a position that superficially resembles an opponent's actual view but is easier to refute, then attribute that position to the opponent.'' - [[That Other Wiki|Wikipedia]]}}
 
So, you want to bring up politics, or have [[An Aesop]], but can't bring yourself to fairly represent the other side of the argument? You [[Did Not Do the Research]] about the other side's position, and hope to patch your argument with a little [[You Fail Logic Forever|dodgy logic]]?
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