Olkinukke tai olkiukko (engl. straw man) on yleinen argumentointivirhe, jossa vastapuolen argumentti sivuutetaan hyökkäämällä siitä tehtyä heikompaa karikatyyria vastaan. Tällöin tavallaan pannaan sanoja toisen suuhun, jotta toinen joutuisi huonoon valoon, tai esitetään toisen ajatus niin kärjistetyssä muodossa, että sillä mitätöidään toinen tai toisen ajatus.
Termi on suora käännös vastaavasta englanninkielisestä ilmauksesta, joka merkitsee "linnunpelätintä".
straw man is a common type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on the misrepresentation of an opponent's argument.[1] To be successful, a straw man argument requires that the audience be ignorant or uninformed of the original argument.
The so-called typical "attacking a straw man" argument creates the illusion of having completely refuted or defeated an opponent's proposition by covertly replacing it with a different proposition (i.e., "stand up a straw man") and then to refute or defeat that false argument ("knock down a straw man") instead of the original proposition.
This technique has been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly in arguments about highly charged emotional issues where a fiery, entertaining "battle" and the defeat of an "enemy" may be more valued than critical thinking or understanding both sides of the issue.
In the United Kingdom the argument is also known as an Aunt Sally, after the pub game of the same name where patrons throw sticks or battens at a model of an old woman's head
Termi on suora käännös vastaavasta englanninkielisestä ilmauksesta, joka merkitsee "linnunpelätintä".
straw man is a common type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on the misrepresentation of an opponent's argument.[1] To be successful, a straw man argument requires that the audience be ignorant or uninformed of the original argument.
The so-called typical "attacking a straw man" argument creates the illusion of having completely refuted or defeated an opponent's proposition by covertly replacing it with a different proposition (i.e., "stand up a straw man") and then to refute or defeat that false argument ("knock down a straw man") instead of the original proposition.
This technique has been used throughout history in polemical debate, particularly in arguments about highly charged emotional issues where a fiery, entertaining "battle" and the defeat of an "enemy" may be more valued than critical thinking or understanding both sides of the issue.
In the United Kingdom the argument is also known as an Aunt Sally, after the pub game of the same name where patrons throw sticks or battens at a model of an old woman's head
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