What is a strawmam?
- Manopubbangama
- Posts: 925
- Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:17 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania Route 969 *Europe*
What is a strawmam?
If someone says 99.9% of Buddhism is primitive and false and you ask for clarification, is this a straman?
- retrofuturist
- Posts: 27848
- Joined: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:52 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Contact:
Re: What is a strawmam?
Greetings,
If that is what is actually said, then it can be quoted.
If it is not what is said, then it risks being a misrepresentation. That misrepresentation, foisted upon another, is a strawman argument.
Metta,
Paul.
If that is what is actually said, then it can be quoted.
If it is not what is said, then it risks being a misrepresentation. That misrepresentation, foisted upon another, is a strawman argument.
Metta,
Paul.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
- Manopubbangama
- Posts: 925
- Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:17 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania Route 969 *Europe*
Re: What is a strawmam?
If the owner if the view wants to claim it he can.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:24 am Greetings,
If that is what is actually said, then it can be quoted.
If it is not what is said, then it risks being a misrepresentation. That misrepresentation, foisted upon another, is a strawman argument.
Metta,
Paul.
Waiting.....