# straw man argument

> form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent

**Wikidata**: [Q912820](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912820)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/straw-man


## References

1. [Straw man - RationalWiki](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Straw_man)