Reasons to agree:
A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.[1] To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by substituting a superficially similar proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position
- Obama said; "It's not going to happen. We're not going to go round them up ... We should give them a pathway to citizenship (Obama at Joliet town hall)" But no one wants to "round them up".
- Obama used strawman arguments with the stimulas bill. Whenever people would criticize it, he would say, "well some people don't want to do anything".
A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.[1] To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by substituting a superficially similar proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position
Interest of those who agree (that Obama is wrong):
- Promoting the Republican Party by attacking a democrat.
- Promoting more logical debate.
- Racism (criticizing a minority, Obama, because he is a minority).
Interest of those who disagree (that Obama is wrong):
- Promoting the Democratic Party by defending a democrat.
- Liberal guilt (defending a minority, Obama, because he is a minority).