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To: Mrs. Don-o
It's not a straw man: it's an illustration of real situations. (It would be a straw if I said you had said that.)

No, that would just be a lie.

A straw man argument made to appear as a real argument.

"The straw man is a fallacy in which an opponent's argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily attacked or refuted. The technique often takes quotes out of context or, more often, incorrectly paraphrases or summarizes an opponent's position. Then after "defeating" the position, the attacker claims to have beaten the real thing.

Your post built a false straw man, before demonstrating how weak it was and why needed Rome.

There is one Truth, Eternal and from on high. Sin abounds, but at least if you have such things as councils and catechisms, the errant and the wrongdoer know they're in the wrong.

We agree that there is one Truth, Eternal and from God, known as the Word of God.

God also gave His assemblies the gifts of teacher, pastor to expound the Word of God, as well as the gift of the Holy Spirit to each true believer to lead them into truth by enlightening the Word of God.

Yes, I'm glad you note that many Christian Churches have a statement of faith, detailing the essential truths, catechisms (like the WESTMINSTER CATECHISM), and church discipline to correct the wrongdoers, when necessary.


67 posted on 01/17/2019 6:53:33 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Trailing quite closely behind (or maybe even in front) of the Strawman is the Red Herring and the Rabbit Hole


88 posted on 01/18/2019 4:59:41 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
And HOW could we forget the EVER popular; Look Over THERE!!!
89 posted on 01/18/2019 5:00:20 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

...or the politician’s: “I’m glad you asked that question.”


90 posted on 01/18/2019 5:01:08 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

...or the (often found here), “Uh; I don’t quite understand that.”


91 posted on 01/18/2019 5:01:45 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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