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To: NapkinUser
Show me one case of anyone saying they despise Mexico.

Oh, please; it's on every immigration thread for all the world to see; anybody denying it is throwing in a strawman.

24 posted on 05/10/2006 10:13:25 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
Oh, please; it's on every immigration thread for all the world to see; anybody denying it is throwing in a strawman.

A strawman is when you propose an exaggeration or distortion of an opponents position, then argue against it instead of the real position. Here's a ready made example of a classic strawman:
"What is truly amazing is that the very people who claim to despise Mexico are now quoting heavily from a Mexican web site and taking it as absolute fact." --Howlin, post 22, on this thread.

Now that you know what one is, perhaps you can avoid them in the future.

62 posted on 05/10/2006 12:57:20 PM PDT by LexBaird (Tyrannosaurus Lex, unapologetic carnivore)
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