The 'Straw Man' Fallacy

This is a sample video from a video tutorial course titled "Fallacies", which you can preview and purchase at the link above.

Part 1: Introduction
1.1 What is a fallacy?
1.2 Categorizing fallacies: pros and cons
1.3 The rules of rational argumentation

Part 2: Some Important Content Fallacies
2.1 Ad hominem (abusive)
2.2 Ad hominem (guilt by association)
2.3 Appeal to hypocrisy (tu quoque))
2.4 Appeal to popular belief (or practice)
2.5 Appeal to authority
2.6 False dilemma
2.7 Slippery slope

Part 3: Fallacies that Violate the Rules of Rational Argumentation
3.1 Straw figure
3.2 Red herring
3.3 Begging the question (narrow sense)
3.4 Begging the question (broad sense)

[stevenli]

One of the narcissists' most favorite tactics.

[elbertpkachu]

Straw Argument in a nutshell:
Aerith: I love fun!

Bob: You know who else have fun? Hitler. Stop having fun.

[InformantNet]

Straw "Figure" Argument? Seriously?

[mahina]

one of the best explanations to this problem that i've ever seen. Well done

[Xenonic]

Example:
Person A and Person B are having a discussion about superhero movies.

Person A: Yeah I didn’t really like Captain Marvel it uses the same exact formula as every other Marvel film.

Person B: Sounds like you don’t like Marvel Studios or good taste in superhero movies, you must be a DC fan.

[sadclown]

Oh for fracks sake! By the word "man" they mean human. Not the gender, man.
Are you one of those feminists that made a scientist cry?

[qsqua]

With contemporary use, the fallacy is worthy enough to be renamed the "feminist fallacy" as it's being used by a huge number of feminists to prove some half-baked truths and further their political agendas.

[MindlessTube]

Since when does straw have a gender? What kind of straw man argument did you lose to change it to figure?

[malteeaser]

It's not the fallacy that annoys me, It's the people who actually fall for it and end up accusing you of really over-the-top shit you haven't said.

[MackeyDeez]

I encounter straw figures every time I have an argument with my girlfriend. Lol

[saylok]

One of the best explanations of straw man arguments I've heard. Good job :)

[xXrockmeXx]

Gender equity when talking about fallacies? *eye roll* 

[Katamoii]

the people getting mad at you for not giving the straw figure a gender are the same people who complain that people are "triggered by everything these days"

[RonInNapa]

Is this true of straw as well as tin? Perhaps “material figure” would be more inclusive of both the heartless and brainless. Thanks for the explanation.

[alolkoydesigns]

I share this link every time I see it being used in a debate. Thanks!

[dukedase]

The gender equity part was stupid.  Man is both what a man is called, and a woMAN because it comes from huMAN.

[mmedeuxchevaux]

i'm disheartened by these comments. i'm a feminist (which means i believe in equal rights) and i don't mind the term straw man. but i can see why the author decided to change the name. i moved on to the POINT OF THE VIDEO and learned the definition of a straw man fallacy. to all those who get so easily offended by gender neutral terms, get used to it and calm down.thank you, Kevin deLaplante. Subscribed.

[PhilosophyFreak]

@Bristow42 It's true there are other uses of the term "straw man", and the legal sense is one of them. But in the legal sense one wouldn't describe the term as a fallacy, it's not meant to describe an error in reasoning. Hopefully most people can won't be confused by this. The fallacy as I describe it here is the standard definition you'll find in dozens of critical thinking textbooks (none of which are mine!).

[DingusBingus]

I'm very offended at your use of the term "Straw Figure". This kind of mindset is what's preventing us from moving forward as a society. This kind of outdated garbage needs correcting. People need to learn that *Gelatin* Figures are used nowadays and not Straw Figures. Other than that, it was a very informative video. Thanks for sharing!

[CoreyFuneral]

You lost me when you changed straw man to straw figure. Wow.