Distortion
Strawman
Swaps your position for a weaker one, then knocks that down.
“So you think kids should never do any work at home and just play all day?”
- How to spot it
- “So what you're really saying is…” followed by something you never said.
- How to answer it
- Restate your actual claim in one sentence and ask them to answer that version.
Practise against it
Favoured by The Prosecutor · The Heckler.