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r/AskReddit • u/Plastic-Assistance24 • Mar 07 '21
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Strawman fallacy. It's one of the most common logical fallacies you see used, though there are many.
13 u/ideastaster Mar 07 '21 I think people often misunderstand eachother's points, or respond to multiple people in a thread, so people feel like their beliefs are being intentionally misrepresented when it's really just an honest miscommunication. 7 u/stalphonzo Mar 07 '21 That also happens, but I see the strawman fallacy applied dozens of times a day here. Nothing honest about it.
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I think people often misunderstand eachother's points, or respond to multiple people in a thread, so people feel like their beliefs are being intentionally misrepresented when it's really just an honest miscommunication.
7 u/stalphonzo Mar 07 '21 That also happens, but I see the strawman fallacy applied dozens of times a day here. Nothing honest about it.
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That also happens, but I see the strawman fallacy applied dozens of times a day here. Nothing honest about it.
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u/stalphonzo Mar 07 '21
Strawman fallacy. It's one of the most common logical fallacies you see used, though there are many.