Listen The straw man fallacy can involve exaggeration or misquotation, as well as other forms of distortion of an opponent’s position. Consider the following dialogue (Freeman 1988, p. 88) in which one party attacks the prior argument of another.Example 1.9C: ...
Listen [Code of Intellectual Conduct]:5. The Principle of Charity If a participant’s argument is reformulated by an opponent, it should be carefully expressed in its strongest possible version that is consistent with what is believed to be the original intention ...
