Question of the Day #671

But Biden never said America was a racist country. This is a strawman argument by Scott to appeal to the Republican base.

From the 11th paragraph of this article at The Philadelphia Tribune.

上記の文で、strawmanの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "strawman" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈批判的〉〔反論などが〕筋違いの、論点すり替えの、わら人形論法の

straw manやstraw-manとも書きます。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted

Examples

• The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is just a straw man which he is wasting his time fighting.
• The issue she railed about was no more than a straw man.
• At best, it is a classic strawman argument to challenge 90-year-old claims that nobody asserts today. WHY THE U.S. ARMY IS STUCK IN THE 19TH CENTURY|BILL SWEETMAN|SEPTEMBER 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
• Indeed, beef as straw man is not accidental, according to Marion Nestle, an author and nutrition professor emerita at New York University. — Washington Post, "Biden’s climate change plan may not nix cheeseburgers, but science says beef should be on the chopping block," 26 Apr. 2021
• That kept their favorite straw man alive to take more hits. — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, "John Boehner’s political memoir disses Trump and Tea Party but avoids Ohio controversies," 14 Apr. 2021

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