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Can someone provide me with an example of what "distorts an argument against X, and then attacks this distorted argument" would look like?
PT C2, Section #3, Question #6 Answer Choice D
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Can someone provide me with an example of what "distorts an argument against X, and then attacks this distorted argument" would look like?
PT C2, Section #3, Question #6 Answer Choice D
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Thank you!!
This is similar to a "Straw Man Argument". Instead of attacking the author's viewpoint or argument, the flawed argument twists what the original author said and then attacks that.
For example:
You: The dogs at the dog park are well behaved. Therefore it is a nice dog park.
Me: If this dog park were truly one of the best, it would be featured in the Doggo monthly magazine. The magazine makes no mention of it, therefore you must be wrong.
I misinterpreted or twisted your argument to say that this dog park was one of the best and then attacked that argument.
This video provides some further examples: