Black People : Strawman Argument - What is it? - Please Provide Examples

[houserunner]

I have always just brushed off the term and thought it was based on the term "Grasping at straws." I stand corrected. You learn something new each day.

 

[skuderjaymes]

http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html

 

[jamesfrmphilly]

How do you know when it's intentional?

when YOU do it……..

 

[Angela22]

when YOU do it……..

 

[Omowale Jabali]

http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html

attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of your opponent's position.
For example, the claim that "evolution means a dog giving birth to a cat."

Another example: "Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that."

On the Internet, it is common to exaggerate the opponent's position so that a comparison can be made between the opponent and ....