Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoLemmy might, MIGHT have a small bias towards the leftlemm.eeimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down16
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageLemmy might, MIGHT have a small bias towards the leftlemm.eeKidplayer_666@lemm.ee to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoKid: “Mommy, what’s a strawman?” Mother: “Take a look a this post here. See how they speak for both sides of the argument?” Kid: “Yes, they’re arguing with themselves.” Mother: “Exactly, and they can make their opponent say what they want.” Kid: “That seems like an easy way to make your argument look good” Mother: "Yes. It’s like fighting someone who can’t put up any resistance. They could be made of straw. A strawman. " Kid: “Oh, I see.”
minus-squareEgon [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoYou didn’t engage with their argument, but good try nonetheless. It’s nice to see you cling to a fallacy rather than engage in good-faith discussion of an argument clearly illustrated for you to relate to.
Kid: “Mommy, what’s a strawman?”
Mother: “Take a look a this post here. See how they speak for both sides of the argument?”
Kid: “Yes, they’re arguing with themselves.”
Mother: “Exactly, and they can make their opponent say what they want.”
Kid: “That seems like an easy way to make your argument look good”
Mother: "Yes. It’s like fighting someone who can’t put up any resistance. They could be made of straw. A strawman. "
Kid: “Oh, I see.”
You didn’t engage with their argument, but good try nonetheless. It’s nice to see you cling to a fallacy rather than engage in good-faith discussion of an argument clearly illustrated for you to relate to.