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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What he provides, instead, is an example of the “straw man” fallacy which is committed when one attacks a position that one disagrees with by misrepresenting and distorting it and thus making ...

Straw Man Fallacy. November 6, 2022 | Clip Of Dr. Mehmet Oz Remarks at Trump Rally for Pennsylvania Republicans This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User Clip: Dr. Oz ...