Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches - Yahoo! News
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Saved by 3 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2006-10-03
- Cburell on 2006-10-03 - Tags bush , orwell , politics , rhetoric
- Amygdala on 2006-03-21 - Tags politics , rhetoric , usa
- Komboloi on 2006-03-19 - Tags Republican , Incompetence_Corruption_Hypocrisy , Propaganda , Bush
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The device usually is code for Democrats or other White House opponents. In describing what they advocate, Bush often omits an important nuance or substitutes an extreme stance that bears little resemblance to their actual position.
He typically then says he "strongly disagrees" — conveniently knocking down a straw man of his own making.
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on 2006-10-03 by cburell