Snopestionary: The 'Straw Man' Logical Fallacy Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom investigates.

Jo Ann Rebane’s Opinion piece “What’s wrong with DEI? (The Union 6/18/25) is a master example of the form of fallacious argumentation known as Straw Man. In such arguments, the ...

As he employed the straw man fallacy to douse the public’s furore over his personal brand of lip-service, Kabuleta revealed the true nature of his presidential ‘ambitions.’ ...

So you spend the entire article describing what a straw man is, but your article is just one big straw man. When it comes time to say what Indigenous Peoples Day is really about, you describe it as ...

In another example of the straw man fallacy, I enjoyed a column by USA Today’s Rex Huppke (in your same Jan. 15 edition) skewering the false claim by some Fox News acolytes and others of their ...

One of many problems with Tucker Carlson is his almost obsessive use of the straw man fallacy: rejecting an argument that differs from the one actually being made.. Here’s an example: Alice says ...

My letter addressing four main points spoke for itself. I believe therefore that Mr. Johnson was engaging in the classic straw man fallacy of creating, in order to refute, a point not made in my ...

This is not an opinion column — as far as I can tell — but terms come up in contexts that intrigue me. The most recent is a “straw man.” It came up in a commentary on National Public Radio ...

So, without further ado, here are some of the most egregious straw men of fact-free America’s 2016:. Hillary Clinton wants “open borders” During the third presidential debate between Trump ...

Straw Man + Nirvana Fallacy. February 22, 2018 | Clip Of Conservative Political Action Conference, Wayne LaPierre Remarks This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User Clip ...