Gene Policinski’s opinion piece titled “Patriotism, respect for flag can’t be ‘ordered,’” is a prime example of using misdirection and obfuscation to create a “straw man” argument. First, he puts the ...

Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopes-tionary, where we’ll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. The "straw ...

Have you ever heard of the phrase, “War on Christmas?” It’s a common exaggeration made by those who perceive a societal change from people saying “Merry Christmas” to now saying “Happy Holidays.” An ...

A classic debate technique is the “straw man,” although I suppose these days we should say “straw person.” The Oxford English Dictionary definition is “an intentionally misrepresented proposition that ...

Clear and rational thinking is essential for effective decision-making and communication in the work place. However, logical fallacies—errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument—are ...

https://doi.org/10.5325/philrhet.54.2.0109 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/philrhet.54.2.0109 Copy URL ABSTRACT This paper contributes to the debate about ...

In the midst of a nationwide movement to reduce plastic straw use, a statistic claiming that Americans throw away 500 million of the utensils every day has made the rounds. It’s been cited by National ...