Hello, messenjaH!
Here is one definition of a
strawman:
a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted.
Example Straw Man: Let's pretend that I think that the Federation from StarTrek is disrespectful to local cultures. I attempt to prove this by arguing that Captain Kirk is often disrespectful to local cultures. But this is a Straw Man; the example itself may be true, but it's a distraction from the larger issue, and doesn't (necessarily) map onto the entire Federation.
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