Strawman Incarnate

Strawmen are usually meant to be a misrepresentation of an opponent's argument that makes it easier to attack. For examples of strawmen being used, put the word "SJW" or "conservative" into the search bar of this godforsaken website.
Normally, an appropriate response is to call out the fact that this is a gross simplification in order to discourage the use of logical fallacies and promote basic fucking debate skills.
However, some people instead choose to become the Strawman Incarnate, in which they embrace every negative aspect of the opponent's grossly exaggerated characterization for the sake of "owning" them
For examples of this, see /pol/ on 4chan, or (insert bad thing the left did so I don't get dislike bombed by conservatives).

Simplified example of Strawman Incarnate:
Person A: Side B is bad because they eat babies!
Person B walks out and returns holding a baby and a fork
Person B: I BETCHA FEEL STUPID NOW, HUH?!?

by PostTraumaticSwagDisorder May 8, 2025

Strawman

That isn't my claim though is it? My claim a that you're a women-worshipping fat fucking hairy dungeon gnome who's resigned himself to inferiority so readily that even the prospect that women aren't walking, sentient fucking virtue detectors is an unacceptable affront to the life to which you've resigned yourself. No amount of effort is going to make you better than me and any more effort than I currently expend would make ME Andrew Tate. And you fucking hate him too. Fuck all the women. Use the fact that you're able to fuck all of the women... To exploit the women... BY exploiting the incels. They deserve it for giving him their money. But you don't want to have to be inferior to HIM while simultaneously DESPERATELY DEMANDING I accept equality or even inferiority to a fucking retard. So what do you do? Whip out your no true scottsman fallacy 'You shouldn't want to be like Andrew tate. You should want to be like ME! They guy who relishes at the prospect of being inferior to a retard.' So you can roll around with all of the other undesirables and lie to yourself. 'At least I don't have to be worse than Hym! Even if I was I'd just make some shit up like I do with Tate.' Your only redeeming quality some amorphous, unqualifiable, contribution that amounts to little more than laundering you receive AS CHARITY, TO A DIFFERENT CHARITY. And even if you COULD quantify it, and you COULD make it more concrete, it would STILL add up to LESS than HIS contribution.

Hym "That's a strawman. And, BEYOND that, HIS contribution is a peripheral element of MY FUCKING CONTRIBUTION. It's Record of Ragnarok. You'd rather die than have humanity be saved by Jack the Ripper. Not that I am at all like Jack the ripper but I'm sure you get the point. It's pathetic. It so important for you to reinforce the notion that those who are unsuccessful with women are deserve the hate they get. 'Everyone I hate deserves the hate they receive and I'm the self-appointed arbiter of who people are not allowed to hate.' Women don't ever deserve the hate they receive. Incels do. Why? 'Because women validate me sometimes and if it doesn't make me special I don't have anyone to be better than.' No matter how meager or remedial your existence, you entire life is just one long sigh of relief that you don't have to be the piss-freak. And bulding relationships doesn't translate to success with women. Potential success with women is just the golden carrot hung out to motivate the unclean to work hard and be friendly to women. Perpetual false hope for some offered by a flippant and indifferent God."

by Hym Iam September 23, 2023

strawman

anyone you disagree with

you're a strawman

by leo293849 July 31, 2022

Strawman

A word used to describe Redditors who are being stupid.

Redditor: You can't hate modern pop music? You know Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo is better than Katy Perry and Rihanna! r/lewronggeneration amirite???

Normal person: I think I've found a strawman argument. Respect my opinion.

by Raspberry Necessary 35 March 1, 2022