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The straw man fallacy is commonly used in political debates.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the straw man fallacy is commonly used in political debates?

Unclear. Two reference items indicate the straw man fallacy is commonly invoked in public and polemical debate, but neither specifically addresses political debates or establishes the frequency the claim asserts.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Straw man arguments: a study in fallacy theory
2022
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Straw man arguments: a study in fallacy theory. (2022). opac.k10plus.de. https://opac.k10plus.de/

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Straw man
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Straw man. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

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