Two Forms of the Straw Man

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Argumentation 20 (3):345-352 (2006)
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The authors identify and offer an analysis of a new form of the Straw Man fallacy, and then explore the implications of the prevalence of this fallacy for contemporary political discourse

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Robert B. Talisse
Vanderbilt University
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