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Well, the point, I think, is that strawmen literally ''can't'' exist in real life, by definition. A strawman opponent is specifically defined as one created by an author for the explicit purpose of making a particular belief or position look bad, thus making it easier to
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Well, the point, I think, is that strawmen literally \'\'can\'t\'\' exist in real life, by definition. A strawman opponent is specifically defined as one created by an author for the explicit purpose of making a particular belief or position look bad, thus making it easier to \"prove\" that this position is wrong. A real-life person, no matter how extreme or otherwise unconvincing their beliefs might be, can\'t possibly fit this definition. I agree it could probably be stated more clearly, but the point is a pretty sound one.
Especially since TvTropes is about cataloguing fictional tropes (such as strawmen), and not real-life people (such as feminists that someone doesn\'t like).
Also it\'s been there for a while, and so far I don\'t think I\'ve seen it make the article any worse...
Especially since TvTropes is about cataloguing fictional tropes (such as strawmen), and not real-life people (such as feminists that someone doesn\'t like).
Also it\'s been there for a while, and so far I don\'t think I\'ve seen it make the article any worse...
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Well, the point, I think, is that strawmen literally ''can't'' exist in real life, by definition. A strawman opponent is specifically defined as one created by an author for the explicit purpose of making their position look bad, thus making it easier to
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Well, the point, I think, is that strawmen literally \'\'can\'t\'\' exist in real life, by definition. A strawman opponent is specifically defined as one created by an author for the explicit purpose of making a particular belief or position look bad, thus making it easier to \"prove\" that this position is wrong. A real-life person, no matter how extreme or otherwise unconvincing their beliefs might be, can\'t possibly fit this definition. I agree it could probably be stated more clearly, but the central point is a pretty sound one.
Especially since TvTropes is about cataloguing fictional tropes (such as strawmen), and not real-life people (such as feminists that someone doesn\'t like).
Also it\'s been there for a while, and so far I don\'t think I\'ve seen it make the article any worse...
Especially since TvTropes is about cataloguing fictional tropes (such as strawmen), and not real-life people (such as feminists that someone doesn\'t like).
Also it\'s been there for a while, and so far I don\'t think I\'ve seen it make the article any worse...
