Fallacy icon - Strawman

Name Description Example
Strawman Misrepresenting or exaggerating an opponent’s position to make it easier to attack. “In the 1970s, climate scientists were predicting an ice age.”

Learn more about the fallacies in this graphics category in the blog post A history of FLICC: the 5 techniques of science denial

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German definition (Strohmann)

Dutch definition (Stropop)


 


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