Strawman Definition: Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
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So what’s a fallacy? - An error in reasoning due to using false, misleading, and deceptive information.
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I found a real life Strawman! He was hiding in my mailbox.
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Goal of Strawman: to distract others from your argument by twisting your words (or making them up altogether) and attacking that argument. (Which is typically much easier to defeat).

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