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Falsehoods & Distortions
straw man - misrepresenting an opponent's position or argument to make it easier to attack, usually by exaggerating, distorting, or just completely fabricating it.
1:19:32: straw man - misrepresenting an opponent's position or argument to make it easier to attack, usually by exaggerating, distorting, or just completely fabricating it. : Sanders is advocating for a policy to increase employee ownership in corporations, NOT for communism or an end to capitalism.
57:38: straw man - misrepresenting an opponent's position or argument to make it easier to attack, usually by exaggerating, distorting, or just completely fabricating it. : Pence said Putin was a "stronger" leader than Obama, NOT that Putin was a "better" leader than Obama.[11]
12:54: straw man - misrepresenting an opponent's position or argument to make it easier to attack, usually by exaggerating, distorting, or just completely fabricating it. : Sanders said his plan, which would eliminate out-of-pocket expenses, would be paid for by raising taxes, NOT that it would be free.[3]