Scott Aiken

  • Vanderbilt University

    Straw Man Arguments in Political Debates

    Employing straw man arguments in political debates signals we are not taking an opposing point of view and their reasons seriously because we misrepresented them from the outset.” Vanderbilt University’s Scott Aikin details the faults of a straw man argument in our most recent Democracy Minute. About the author:… Read More

    Apr. 6, 2022