What is the difference between a "Straw Man" and a "Red Herring"?
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Straw Man brings to mind the following piece of poetry: . 'We are hollow men, We are stuffed men; Leaning together, with our head pieces filled with straw.' . Red Herring brings to mind the real red herring for my having answered your question most irresponsibly. Pardon me.
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They are both decoys, just smell different.
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1) A red herring is a "deliberate misleading and diverting of attention from the real issue.". Source and further information: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/red-herring.html "a red herring is a deliberate attempt to change the subject or divert the argument." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignoratio_elenchi#Red_herring 2) "To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by substituting a superficially similar proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
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