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Originally posted by Mael
hey,
so i know the term "straw man." you know, it's used a lot in arguments about evolution/creation and religion in general. i understand that meaning of it, and the proper usage, but i can't seem to put a definition of it in words.
could some of you define the term "straw man" for me, and possibly say it in a few different ways?
thanks
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Other's have defined it, so I figured I'd take a crack at saying why it's used in creation/evolution debates.
What generally happens is a creationist (generally, but not always) will have a certain (and wrong) view of evolution in there head, and they will argue against that version as opposed to the real version.
For example:
Creationist says: "Evolution is impossible because a pig won't turn into an ape".
That's a strawman because that's
not what evolution *is*.