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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
Really?
"A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To 'set up a straw man' or 'set up a straw man argument' is to create a position that is easy to refute, then attribute that position to the opponent."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman
You put forth a misrepresentation of our argument-i.e. the public should be liable to gas companies if they don't buy gas-which is easy to refute and then attributed it to us. How is that not a strawman again? |
LOL... where to start?
I was proposing a hypothetical situation that was similar to your proposition. The parallel was speaking to a corporation's right to sue for lost possible or projected earnings because of losses from a protest action. It's not a strawman because I'm not misrepresenting anything.
A strawman would have been to directly address your proposition and misrepresent that.