Is this article’s definition of strawman argument the accepted one? I don’t think it is arguing against your opponent’s weakest point. That’s just debate. To strawman you have to misrepresent your opponent’s position and then counter your own misrepresentation.
I agree. What's even more annoying is a commenter on the blog goes on to "correct" the definition by providing several more examples which have nothing to do with strawman (voter rights, climate change). And the Captcha is broken so I can't reply there.
So what you're saying is that the author is arguing in bad faith and therefore we shouldn't trust anything they say? I think that is an entirely too unchairitable view to be taking in civil discourse, and frankly, the author deserves better.
^^^That's a strawman, I took something you didn't say, and argued against it. I did so because, you're right, the author didn't exactly use it correctly in this article, however, I want to feel important and self righteous by belittling everyone else on the internet, or sometimes in real life if I really don't like them.
