Original sentence: , "stand up a straw man") and then deny it ("knock down a straw man") instead of the original proposition.A straw man, also known in the UK as an Aunt Sally, is a common type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of the topic of argument.To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having denied a proposition by replacing it with a different proposition (i
Edited sentence: A straw man, also known in the UK as an Aunt Sally, is a common type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.In those cases the false victory is often loudly or conspicuously celebrated.This technique has been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly in arguments about highly charged, emotional issues.To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having denied a proposition by replacing it with a superficially similar yet inequivalent proposition (the "straw man"), and to deny it, without ever having actually denied the original position