Russians to rig the election like Harry Reid does?
I doubt Reid really thinks it. Just election year hogwash.
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Who would have thought to do that?
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Grammar Girl -
Straw Man
A straw man argument oversimplifies an opponents position and then attacks it. This is often a big one for politicians, who might portray larger-picture views instead of nuance. For example, imagine that you are assigned to write an essay opposing school uniforms. If you state, Requiring students to wear uniforms means they will lose all sense of individuality, then you may be setting up a straw man argument. Instead of arguing for why students should be able to wear their own outfits, you instead take the argument to a simpler and perhaps more emotional conclusion, and then argue against that broader implication. When youre listening to politicians, as yourself whether their argument is against what their opponents are actually suggesting, or have they thrown a straw man into the ring by misrepresenting their opponents position as something more extreme?
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A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent
The so-called typical "attacking a straw man" argument creates the illusion of having completely refuted or defeated an opponent's proposition by covertly replacing it with a different proposition (i.e. "stand up a straw man") and then refuting that false argument ("knock down a straw man") instead of the original proposition.[2][3]
This technique has been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly in arguments about highly charged emotional issues where a fiery, entertaining "battle" and the defeat of an "enemy" may be more valued than critical thinking or understanding both sides of the issue.
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Because you have posted a classic Strawman
Straw Man
A straw man argument oversimplifies an opponents position and then attacks it. This is often a big one for politicians, who might portray larger-picture views instead of nuance. For example, imagine that you are assigned to write an essay opposing school uniforms. If you state, Requiring students to wear uniforms means they will lose all sense of individuality, then you may be setting up a straw man argument. Instead of arguing for why students should be able to wear their own outfits, you instead take the argument to a simpler and perhaps more emotional conclusion, and then argue against that broader implication. When youre listening to politicians, as yourself whether their argument is against what their opponents are actually suggesting, or have they thrown a straw man into the ring by misrepresenting their opponents position as something more extreme?
Wiki
A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent
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I posted, imagine some politician asking to have the FBI investigate the other party's candidate. as if it's never happened before.
You wanted me to defend another argument that Reid is nuts because he is suggesting the Russians are in cahoots with Trump - You didn't argue that in the post I answered to, hence yours is a Strawman or fallacy post.
That's not a straw man.
It's what he's asking to be investigated.
A candidate asking for an investigation of an opponent may not be crazy. Asking for an investigation of collusion to fix an election with Russia is batshit nuts.
Don't you have anything better to do?