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 called Putin a "stronger leader," and Trump, "a leader, far more than our president," but NEITHER called Putin a "great leader."^[11]

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]