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"straw man" is the new "disingenuous".


When I see disingenuous, I assume that you're saying someone is pretending X, despite the fact that they know that X is false. That is, I more-or-less assume malice.

When I see straw man, it often seems to be the case that the author didn't know any better. That is, I assume ignorance until proven otherwise.




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