Moral Issues
Why do you think people are tempted to use the straw man fallacy in disagreements on moral issues? How do you feel when someone uses this fallacy against you? To demonstrate your understanding and to teach the idea to the rest of the class, provide a relevant real-life example of the logical mistake. (You MAY use an outside source to help you present your example; be sure to summarize or paraphrase, cite, and use announcing verbs.) Choose carefully—consider whether your example does a good job of illustrating a Straw Man. Compare it to similar fallacies, and show why your example is a Straw Man rather than another fallacy like an Appeal to the Person. The discussion of your example should be detailed so that readers can evaluate the fallacy. Argue the case for why your example is an example of Straw Man.
You are discouraged from using additional sources. If you do choose to use an outside source, be sure to cite your source, just as you do when you use the course texts. If you use a quotation or an example from a website, cite the website’s URL and the date accessed. 350-500 words
Answer previewMy most memorable experience with someone attacking a straw man happened when I acted as a secretary for a youth community initiative in my neighborhood. The project was short-term, going for four weeks only. As part of the leadership, we were supposed t come up with an initiative that would bring community members together to encourage a sense of unity in the neighborhood. There were no specifications about which events we could choose provided the desired end was realized. The team of five-member myself included met twice a week to deliberate on possible courses of action. During our bi-weekly meeting, one of my colleagues attacked a straw man in an attempt to refute…(600 words)