Feminism

[Diogenes]

Or she, like many here, chooses not to engage with you.

Ask her.

 

[Diogenes]

Did I?

Yes, you did.

Many people don't want any views allowed but the ones they agree with.

 

[WinterBorn]

Yet you just posted this:

Yes, I did. But that does not mean I am abandoning all other women. It certainly does not mean I am not supporting women who are stay-at-home Moms.

 

[WinterBorn]

Ask her.

Why would I? It is your conversation with her.

 

[Diogenes]

Yes, I did. But that does not mean I am abandoning all other women. It certainly does not mean I am not supporting women who are stay-at-home Moms.

OIC.

 

[Diogenes]

Why would I? It is your conversation with her.

If you know that she and I are conversing, why would you post this?

... She, like many here, chooses not to engage with you.

 

[WinterBorn]

If you know that she and I are conversing, why would you post this?

You chose to comment to the general public here. I replied.

 

[Diogenes]

You chose to comment to the general public here. I replied.

That reply seems ill-considered in retrospect, wouldn't you agree?

Christiecrite and I engage in frequent exchanges, as even a cursory examination of this thread will confirm.

 

[WinterBorn]

That reply seems ill-considered in retrospect, wouldn't you agree?

Christiecrite and I engage in frequent exchanges, as even a cursory examination of this thread will confirm.

And you think others should not interject in those convos?

 

[Diogenes]

And you think others should not interject in those convos?

Of course not. Have you got an ample supply of straw handy?

 

[WinterBorn]

Of course not. Have you got an ample supply of straw handy?

That would only be necessary if I were posting strawman comments.

I'm not. It doesn't.

 

[Diogenes]

That would only be necessary if I were posting strawman comments.

I'm not. It doesn't.

Aren't you?

 

[WinterBorn]

Aren't you?

No, I am not.

Feel free to post which of my comments you consider a strawman.

 

[Diogenes]

No, I am not.

Feel free to post which of my comments you consider a strawman.

And you think others should not interject in those convos?

 

[Diogenes]

Why the laughter, @WinterBorn?

A question can contain a strawman fallacy.

A strawman fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents or oversimplifies another person’s argument to make it easier to attack or refute. In the context of a question, this might happen if the question is phrased in a way that distorts or exaggerates a position, belief, or argument, setting up a weaker version of it to challenge.

For example:

• Actual position: "That reply seems ill-considered in retrospect, wouldn't you agree? Christiecrite and I engage in frequent exchanges, as even a cursory examination of this thread will confirm."
  
  
• Strawman question: "And you think others should not interject in those convos?"

Here, the question misrepresents the original stance as something more extreme, which is easier to criticize. The strawman isn’t necessarily in the question’s structure itself but in how it reframes the subject’s position.

A strawman specifically involves misrepresentation. So, if a question twists what’s being discussed into a caricature of itself, yes, it can embody a strawman fallacy.

 

[Diogenes]

 

[WinterBorn]

Why the laughter, @WinterBorn?

A question can contain a strawman fallacy.

A strawman fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents or oversimplifies another person’s argument to make it easier to attack or refute. In the context of a question, this might happen if the question is phrased in a way that distorts or exaggerates a position, belief, or argument, setting up a weaker version of it to challenge.

For example:

• Actual position: "That reply seems ill-considered in retrospect, wouldn't you agree? Christiecrite and I engage in frequent exchanges, as even a cursory examination of this thread will confirm."
  
  
• Strawman question: "And you think others should not interject in those convos?"

Here, the question misrepresents the original stance as something more extreme, which is easier to criticize. The strawman isn’t necessarily in the question’s structure itself but in how it reframes the subject’s position.

A strawman specifically involves misrepresentation. So, if a question twists what’s being discussed into a caricature of itself, yes, it can embody a strawman fallacy.

The fact that you want to divert the topic to Logical Fallacies tells me all I need to know.

 

[Diogenes]

The fact that you want to divert the topic to Logical Fallacies tells me all I need to know.

What you need to know is that I caught you trying to misrepresent what I said.

Now, pretend to laugh again, because you're all out of excuses.

 

[WinterBorn]

What you need to know is that I caught you trying to misrepresent what I said.

Now, pretend to laugh again, because you're all out of excuses.

Oh? Did I?

I'd chalk it up to either sarcasm or trying to pin you down on what you're saying.

But either way....

 

[Diogenes]

Oh? Did I?

Yes, @WinterBorn.

At least you obeyed me.