make up argument, put it in your opponent's mouth, argue against that made up argument
I got news for you: that's called straw-manning.
examples from your rant:
you only seem to become concerned about "the children" when they or their families object to your own agenda: LGBTQ+ kids, kids with different political views, kids who reject your own political views, etc. You go absolutely wild for those kids, yet ignore every other child out there and their suffering.
your opponent never mentioned "the children", """alphabet""" kids, or anything of the like. This was purely your own fabrication.
Sometimes you even PRAISE child brides, teenagers literally sold by their families to adult men like property
citation heavily needed. your opponent never mentions this, you just made it up.
Do you care? Do you make posts mourning the children and sending prayers to their families? NO! You outright tell the victims of school shootings that their children's murders were hoaxes and then harass grieving families. Child soldiers? Children in poverty? Homeless children? Disabled children? You. Don't. Care.
so you ask a whole bunch of questions, then answer them for your opponent and attack the answers you yourself gave him. it doesn't get more straw-manning than that.
On a side note, making social media posts about a tragedy is about as pathetic as calling it a hoax. all it does is sensationalize the events and help spread misinformation.
It's clear you have a statement to make. in order to actually reach people, you need to understand their position. Straw-manning is counterproductive to this goal.
if you look at my post history, you'll know that I hardly ever use this term. all you have done this entire conversation is fabricate things that your opponents never said, and argue against those fabrications. you never engage their arguments, heck you never even demonstrate that you even read their arguments past the first few sentences.
I'm trying to teach you how to be convincing, and how to actually reach people. I'm trying to help you.
I got news for you: that's called straw-manning.
examples from your rant:
your opponent never mentioned "the children", """alphabet""" kids, or anything of the like. This was purely your own fabrication.
citation heavily needed. your opponent never mentions this, you just made it up.
so you ask a whole bunch of questions, then answer them for your opponent and attack the answers you yourself gave him. it doesn't get more straw-manning than that.
On a side note, making social media posts about a tragedy is about as pathetic as calling it a hoax. all it does is sensationalize the events and help spread misinformation.
It's clear you have a statement to make. in order to actually reach people, you need to understand their position. Straw-manning is counterproductive to this goal.
another strawman. you will never learn
if you look at my post history, you'll know that I hardly ever use this term. all you have done this entire conversation is fabricate things that your opponents never said, and argue against those fabrications. you never engage their arguments, heck you never even demonstrate that you even read their arguments past the first few sentences.
I'm trying to teach you how to be convincing, and how to actually reach people. I'm trying to help you.