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Gm😊 what's difference between straw man & ad hominem fallacies?

GM😊 What's difference between straw man & ad hominem fallacies?

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  • Rucha rajesh shingvekar

    A classic example of ad hominem fallacy is given below: A: “All murderers are criminals, but a thief isn't a murderer, and so can't be a criminal.” B: “Well, you're a thief and a criminal, so there goes your argument.”

  • Rucha rajesh shingvekar

    Person A: The children's winter concert at the school should include non-Christmas songs too. Person B: You won't be happy until Christmas songs are banned from being played on the radio. This example of a straw man argument is related to slippery slope reasoning.

  • Rucha rajesh shingvekar

    In the strawman argument, someone attacks a position the opponent doesn't really hold. ... You can imagine how strawman arguments and ad hominem fallacies can occur together, demonizing opponents and discrediting their views. With the strawman argument, someone attacks a position the opponent doesn't really hold.

  • Samreenbanu kittur best-answer

    Strawman : with the strawman argument. someone attack a position the opponent doesn't really hold. Example: " the senator thinks we can solve all our ecological problems by driving a prius." Hominem: ad hominem is a insult used as if it were an argument or evidence in support of a conclusion. example: "all people from Crete are liars".

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    Example for Straw man fallacy: Parent: Your curfew is at 10 pm tonight. Teenager: But the party doesn't even start until 9:00. Parent: It's a school night, so you need to be home by 10:00. Teenager: You just want me to be unpopular! You don't care about my happiness!

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    A classic example of ad hominem fallacy is given below: A: “All murderers are criminals, but a thief isn't a murderer, and so can't be a criminal.” B: “Well, you're a thief and a criminal, so there goes your argument.”

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