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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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Talisse, R., Aikin, S.F. Two Forms of the Straw Man. Argumentation 20, 345–352 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-006-9017-8
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